Blogs from Arkansas, United States, North America - page 5

Greetings from Arkansas - the Natural State It is so great to see green trees and green grass again! We came to Eureka Springs because a friend of Marc's lives nearby and told us what a great town it is. He did not tell us that we would have to drive the 40 foot Motorcoach up a narrow, winding mountain road with very few guard rails. This was for at least 10 miles! It is lovely though! Last night we took a taxi into town because the trolley stopped running at 6. We strolled around the hilly streets and admired the limestone structures and early 20th century architecture. The town is filled with restaurants, shops, B&Bs and old buildings. We ate at a great restaurant called The Grotto. It is in the basement of an old ... read more

Geo: 36.0632, -94.1579After some much needed relaxation at the Weaver Inn in Mansfield, it was time to head out en route to new sites and a new state! Breakfast on Sunday did not start until 8 so I did not get on the road until 8:30. My total trip today was projected at 162 miles so I had plenty of time to stop along the way as needed.My first stop today was Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. This is a national park site and is located just outside the town of Republic MO. It took me a little under an hour to drive to the park and it was easy to find, which I always appreciate. The exhibits in the museum are free, however there is an entrance fee for the tour road. The fee is $15 ... read more

Jim and Don were going home today to Fayetteville. They got on the road for home around 11:00 AM. We said our goodbyes at the top of the drive down to the cabin. Jim and Don headed north and Jim Hunt, Mike and I headed south. We were going to Searcy, AR to go to a Yamaha dealer to check into a problem Mike has been having. Mike has a Yamaha Roadliner and has been getting buffeting in his head at highway speeds. We were going to see if they had some kind of answer to the problem possibly with the windshield. Unfortunately, the Yamaha dealer in Searcy was closed on Monday. Our next destination was the Harley Davidson dealer in Conway, AR, the Toad Suck Harley Shop. We went there specifically to get Jim to ... read more

We got a relatively early start from the Chase Hotel, which is on the west side of St. Louis. In order to get out of the big city, we took I-55 for about 35 miles to the town of Festus, MO where we got on US 67 southbound. 67 is a four lane road and the further south we rode the less traffic there was. It became a very enjoyable road winding through the southern Missouri Ozarks. We rode 67 into Arkansas and then took US 62 west to the town of Pocahontas, where we took a lengthy break to cool down and rehydrate for the next leg of the trip. Since Heber Springs is in a dry county, we stopped at a Walmart in Poplar Bluff to pick up some beer and liquor for ... read more

May 17 . Whoo hooo I'm on my way. Right now setting in the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport waiting for my flight which leaves here at 6 p.m. Central Time. Next stop Charlotte North Carolina for the night. Tomorrow my flight for Madrid leaves at 4:30 p.m. eastern time and arrives at 7 a.m. on the 19th May. One interesting thing about this blog entry is that I am not typing this rather using voice activation with my cell phone. I noticed that there are a bunnch of misspelled words or maybe I'm not speaking clearly? Anyway .if you see a misplled word or two its the machine not me :). May 18 Arrived Charlotte last night had a good night's rest and now packed and ready to head to the airport at 11:30 to catch ... read more