Movin' and a Groovin'
With the satellite radio tuned to the 50's we unhooked from Barksdale AFB and headed north. Below is the view out of the front window as we prepared to leave on Saturday.
North of Shreveport we hooked up with I-49 and boy was it smooth. This is a piece very new highway and it was smooth sailing ... set the cruise at about 65 in 6th gear and it purred along at about 9.2 MPG. Weather was 72 and very humid as we left Shreveport.
After transitioning to I-40 we stopped at Hope Arkansas for the Walmart break .... ooops ... no wine here as it is a dry county... just settled for toilet paper.
And then landed after a very smooth 235 mile trip at the KOA in North Little Rock. We had a fairly level concrete pad pull-thru which was quite nice with iron furniture, a BBQ grill, and a chiminea for 52 bucks; a bit steep.
The next morning we were off down I-40 toward Memphis. A little cooler around 55 all day. We stopped at an off-brand Mapco gas station for a fill-up at $2.77 a gallon for 65 gallons. The normal Pilot and Flying J stops were $3.03 ... ouch.
After another 240 miles, we then landed at the Mid-South Naval Support Facility just northeast of Memphis proper where we have stopped before. In addition to naval aviation avionic support this is their personnel headquarters. Nice small base with all the normal shopping facilities, and yep they have wine.
The RV park is very nice with concrete pads and totally paved infrastructure. You can see the Flying Scotsman in the picture below as we parked it. We had no reservation, just like Barksdale AFB, so you just drive on base, pick the spot you like, get all hooked up, then go over to the rec center and pay your $20, then go back and have that hard earned glass of wine. 52 degrees and a slight north breeze but very nice so far ... actually looking more wintery now than through Texas and Louisiana.
Checked the tires and added air from the on-board compressor to get them back up to 115psi ... then scraped the bugs off the new windshield so we can get good pictures tomorrow ...
... and when there is something that needs attention ... give it the tape!!!
