RV. There was no major excitement, no whooo hooo or yippeee's - just
a bleary eyed natural-ness about it all. Any time before it gets
light should be illegal - I just don't function worth squat before the
light arrives.... Frank wakes up when he has slept enough with a kind
of "hello world!" attitude no matter what the time, while I try to
burrow deeper under the covers..... and so it was this morning. I
woke to the sounds of coffee percolating, last minute things being
packed up and carried out to the RV that was right outside the front
door. There is only so long one can lie there and listen to this
without feeling like a total b*tch. So up I got and put on the mood
- boy did it feel right.
After waving goodbye to Steven who was on his way to work, we pulled
out just before 8am, grinning meanly in the direction of the computer
shop that is all tightly shut until we get back. It felt so good!
Katie - kind of like that hypnosis tape---"it felt so good to feel so
good! LOL. Slowly I woke up, sipping coffee and getting used to the
sounds of everything in the RV again. Allie had burrowed under her
bed again, so I flipped it over making her a cave to hang out in while
she hated us as we drove. Sophie looked at us in horror and barked
loudly at everything for the first minute or two - then she calmed
down and was fine for the rest of the day. She yips at us when she
needs to go out and then holds it in until we find a pull over place -
wonderful! We think they are in cahoots - Allie just wanting this
wheelie house to stop at all cost and Sophie knowing just how to get
us to stop!
We first planned to head north on the I24, through Nashville, Memphis
into Arkansas on the I40, but looking at the weather we changed our
plan to take the 72W which is a smaller road and further south. Oh
boy am I glad we did that. After joining up with the I40 in Memphis,
we saw so much ice being flung from the trucks and cars coming from
the northern roads! I would not have enjoyed that at all.
Blondie the GPS did well today. A few times I changed my mind on
roads to take after giving her directions, and she calmly re-adjusted
herself without any yelling whatsoever, to the new route. And she did
a perfect job through Memphis. After that it went downhill, and I
turned her sound off. Evidently she does not like the I40 and
constantly wants us to 'turn around and turn around again...." I
swear she gets more insistent each time. Maybe she is pms-ing? again?
Kay (in the form of a shell) is perched on Blondie's shoulder and
hopefully will talk to her rather sternly tonight!
Driving on the lower road and through small little towns is
interesting in many ways... I love seeing what different people do
with their yards, how they decorate or dress up their houses according
to their likes and dislikes and characters. Some houses are obviously
loved and cared for, much time being taken in the pruning and
trimming, planting and enhancing of the gardens and others - well, you
can see that they are just places to live in. It's interesting to see
the ideas people come up with for their mailboxes - from 1960's
child's pram to a John Deer tractor - all brightly perched on a pole,
telling so much about those that live there. I like seeing all these
differing personalities being shown.
The little towns are all pretty much the same too - well, they have
the same kind of stores along the main through road.... McD's, Vet,
thrift store, Wally World, etc etc..... most often with the biggest
church slap in the middle of town. Some of the old buildings are just
beautiful, calling for a camera to catch them before they fall or are
taken down. That old red brick has so much character and the stairs
winding their way up on the outside of the buildings.........so many
stories.
So here we sit - in an Arkansas campground somewhere, about 50 miles
West of Memphis - in this homely tin can with the rain and sleet
pounding the world outside. It's a beautiful sound to go to sleep
with and Frank is already there :) Sophie is curled up at my feet and
Allie is next to the heater in the room. It's dark outside and it's
rather like sitting in my own little world right now. I can faintly
hear the traffic on the interstate and there are muted lights all over
the campground No internet connection tonight which is probably good
as I am also tired and being able to get online would just keep me up.
We are hoping for some sunshine tomorrow - it rained all day today and
made it very difficult for my camera to function at all. I must say
that even at the mention of possible snow tonight and tomorrow
morning, by camera is lurking in a dark corner, not at all keen to go
and play in the white stuff.
Off to sleep with me now too. We gained an hour along the way but we
really don't know the correct time. Our cell phones tell one time,
the clock another and Blondie - well she is hours out from anything
else... But its dark, cold and it was a really great day. Neither of
us wear a watch either.....
We are really very, very fortunate and blessed to be able to do yet
another trip like this, and we carry that thought with us every mile
of the way.
love and light
Annie
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