Blogs from West Memphis, Arkansas, United States, North America

Tom Sawyer's RV Resort, West Memphis, Arkansas I'm a little behind in updating my blog...so many places to see, so little WiFi! Don and I have really enjoyed taking our beagle, Blu, along on our adventures. He loves "going camping", just by saying those two words, he's at the door of the RV and ready to go! We decided to check out Tom Sawyer's, mainly because it is positioned on the shore of the Mississippi River. The view was gorgeous, and our spot was two rows back from the shoreline. Blu enjoyed taking me on long walks down several trails available for walking, contemplating life, etc. We all loved watching the barges traverse up and down the river. We also experienced beautiful sunrises AND sunsets. It really is a wondrous place. The only disadvantage was we ... read more

This is the first day of 24 cross country trip to Washington state. We're traveling on our Harley Davidson Triglide and pulling our Bunkhouse camper. We'll be camping most of the time but for the first two nights that will be very HUMID, I opted for motels. Didn't want to start the trip our being totally miserable! We got underway at 6 AM as planned to beat the Atlanta traffic. Our route took us through Alabama and Mississippi heading north to Tennessee and crossed the Mississippi River before reaching West Memphis. One word: HOT! I felt like my feet were being seared by the road heat and the pipes. We made it to the motel at 1:30PM. I've never been so glad to stay in a flea bag motel in my life. At least there were ... read more