Took showers and left Lake Ouachita by a little after 9 AM. The first part of the drive took us through some very poor parts of Arkansas and Louisiana. Again, just rundown buildings with rusting cars sitting out front. Business after business all boarded up. It was beautiful country, though. As we drove further south, we got into the delta country of the Mississippi River. Miles and miles of corn and soybean fields with not much else. The town of Tallulah, LA was quite interesting because it was the first predominantly black town that we’ve run across. Obviously, there will be more to come.
Most of Mississippi was traversed by Interstate freeway right up until about 10 miles from our destination. Not much to see. We exited the freeway and followed the GPS toward the state park. As we saw the first sign, the “NAV Chick” says, “GPS can no longer give you a turn-by-turn” “Please just guess as to how to get there or follow the signs like in the old days” What the hell were we to do? Yes, we followed the little hand-painted signs to the state park. As we turned in, the first sign we saw was “Beware of Alligators!” Perfect!!
I’m doing a little “catch-up” on the blog while doing laundry. They don’t allow alcohol in the park. Ooops. Good thing I have plastic cups, huh? We’re going to be keeping our eyes open for creepy-crawlies tonight. It’s a pretty nice park, though. Setup more like a small community rather than a traditional state park. Interesting.
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