Hi,
It was Monday morning (8:30 a.m.) and I was heading back out again. I was now heading back to Texas, to meet up with my Mom,and my Aunt Judy & Uncle Danny. It was a cool and sunny day when I left MA, and by the time I got into NY it had started to rain....then by the time I made it to PA it was snowing. It was the 1st snow for the area- according to the radio...it was my 1st snow of the season!! It was very pretty...and driving wasn't too bad, even though a couple of people I passed had some problems ! LOL
I stopped in a rest area, in VA for a couple of hours rest around midnight. I rested until 4 a.m. and decided to get back on the road. It was terrible driving conditions at this point. It was extremely foggy..the radio said 12' visibility- I think it was much less!! LOL- It was so bad that most people also had on their emergency flashers to make themselves more visible. Around 11 a.m. the sun finally broke thru and things were looking much better. I made my way into TN and decided to rest up for a bit. I finally stopped about 40 miles east of Memphis, and got a room for the night. It was now 2:30 p.m. and I was very tried from the two days of driving.
The next morning I was up and on the road again....and it was pouring out!!! The t.v. weatherman said severe t-storms and tornados were going to be in the area. I had planned to visit in Memphis but the weather was bad and I wanted to get out of the area in case the tornados came thru. (This was the 3rd time I've tried to see Memphis since I started my walkabout- I'm beginning to think I never gonna get there....LOL) The rain was so heavy that while traveling on the interstate we were only going 30 mph- it was very stressful driving in this heavy winds & rain. But I made it thru TN without incident. I was now in Arkansas and the conditions were no better..... After several hours of fighting this storm- it started to ease up. The sun tried to break through....it managed a little bit, but it did remain overcast and drizzling. I arrived in Marshall, TX around 3 p.m.
I stayed at a campground called The Country Pines RV Park. This is where my family was already registered. My uncle has a nice RV with plenty of room so I didn't need to set up my tent while here. I did have to make sure I got up early though- cause my bed was also was the kitchen table !! LOL It was a nice park- clean and well managed. It is located at: 5935 US 59 N, Marshall, TX (exit 617 off I-20)
I stayed here for 4 days. In that time we went out to eat and visited with my cousin Dawn and two of her children. It was a nice relaxing time, with many laughs and good conversations!!
Well, I'll run and get the next entry ready...until then- all take care- Love Donna
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1 comment:
I'm glad u had a good time..........nasty weather with those other days though...................yucky.
Babs
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