Siloam Springs and Home

Well, the weather followed us to Siloam Springs. It was rainy just about every day we were there. Bob and I did get in a few walks from Bob and Dot's house to John Brown University. Of course, the casino called to us and we were able to walk the quarter mile without getting wet going or coming.

On our anniversary, DeAnna and Chris arrived. It had been a year since we last saw them and they sure had grown! The first thing they wanted to do was check out their new sleeping bags in the RV.

 We stayed at Bob and Dot's until the 11th, then we headed home.

We were in a rush since we had reservations at John Pennekamp State Park for June 23. We wanted to let them swim in our pool before we took them on a great adventure.

Our first stop was at Pendleton Bend COE Park in southeast Arkansas. We had a great site on the water.

 It was also the kids first experience with mayflies. The mayflies swarmed the car, the RV, and us as soon as we parked.

 We were able to see several barges travel up and down the waterway.

 Bob and I also viewed Wilbur D. Mills Dam from the opposite side of the river.

After one night at Pendleton, we headed for Service COE Campground near Coffeeville, Alabama. It was another long day of driving and we were glad to get set up and spend a few nights.

We had a waterfront site and it was an excellent campground for the kids to practice riding their bicycles.

From Service, we headed to Chattahoochee, Florida to a COE campground that was actually in Georgia--Eastbank COE Park. From the hill above our campsite, we got a view of the sunset.

Of course, the mayflies were present at Eastbank, too. The kids shook the tree by the water and the mayflies took flight!

 We stayed at Eastbank for two nights before our final drive home.

 We took the kids on a tour of the dam and we checked out the fish at the base of the dam.

DeAnna checked the life preserver to make sure it would fit if she needed to use it.

 Then it was time to head home so they could meet their only first cousin, Sydney, and practice swimming in the pool with their snorkel gear.

 We had a great time at home, but it was soon time to get on the road again.

Next stop, Patrick AFB, Florida.