August 28
We got up early and left Lake Eufaula before the sun was up. We can definitely tell we are heading east. Just look at this beautiful sunrise!
One of my favorite sights on I-40 coming through Arkansas--this cross high up on the hill.
The pictures above and below are of the view at our lunch spot today. We are parked on the far side of a Cracker Barrel, but we ate our own food from the RV. I wanted to do a little shopping here, but we didn't want to take the time to eat. So we cranked up the generator, heated our food, and were having a nice quiet lunch. Until we heard these loud voices right outside our window. We had the sun shade pulled down, the kind that you can see out of but people can't see in. Paul pulled up the shade to see what was going on, and he scared the men who were standing there talking! They didn't know we were inside, and they were checking out the RV. One of them was interested in buying one, and he liked the looks of ours. But it was so funny when that shade came up! They were so startled and one of them said,"This is not a robbery! We promise!" The looks on their faces were priceless! Paul didn't mean to scare them, so he told them to look all they wanted. He actually stepped out of the RV to show them around all the compartments and things. In talking to them, he found out they were retired police officers from the Memphis area, and they always came to the Cracker Barrel to eat together on Tuesdays. They were actually working the Memphis area while we were in Memphis years ago with our teenagers from church on a mission trip for World Changers. They told us Memphis was such a dangerous place, back then and now. We know that all too well because of the areas we worked in and the gun shots we heard throughout the day and the stories that were told by the other groups working there.
They were so interested and so friendly that we invited them in to see the inside of the RV. The picture below is of Paul still talking to them after they went back outside. I think they were swapping stories of Memphis happenings. Paul also told them about Brandon being a Rocky Mount Police Officer for five years and a Martin County Deputy Sheriff now.
Danger ahead! We saw this awful black smoke from a couple miles away. I feel so sorry for whoever was in this truck. Hopefully he got out, but we have no way of knowing.
We don't often see Old Glory and the Christian Flag flying together. This was such a beautiful sight today. The picture below, not so much! This is the traffic around Knoxville. I don't remember a time coming through here, though, that the traffic wasn't this bad. It's always like this. Knitting time for me!
I researched RV parks for the towns we were going to be coming through while Paul was driving. We wanted to get enough miles in today so that we can make it home by tomorrow night. I found one with fairly good reviews in Crossville, TN.
The Bean Pot Campground. All the "streets" (dirt paths) were named after beans: Lima Bean Lane, Chili Bean Lane, Kidney Bean, Baked Bean, etc. But it was quiet and that's what we wanted. We both needed some rest and a good night's sleep.
Today's stats: 688 miles, 11 hours of driving, 12 hours on the road. Yep, I'm done for the day! At least the wind wasn't as bad today. God is faithful!
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