Catching Up!

Okay, so once again I was lax in updating the blog once we were headed east! After our stop at Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma, we made it to Siloam Springs, Arkansas to visit Bob's parents. Just like the rest of our trip, the bad weather followed us. It didn't last too long and boy were we glad to see the high wind warnings and hail warnings go away!

While in Siloam, we visited the casino regularly to enter the contest for a new car. We even  were present for the awarding of the car---no, I didn't get a new mustang. Someone else won.

Since we arrived in on Thursday, we were able to go to our favorite steak place--Double R & P Gas and Grill-- for dinner Friday night. That's right, we went back to the gas station on Chemey (pronounced chewy) Road to have the steak special. This time it was sirloin and it was melt in your mouth delicious!

Siloam also had a new German restaurant--Ziggywurst--serving German food fast food style. It was also good.

Since Memorial Day Weekend was approaching, we decided to stay in Siloam until the weekend was over. We don't like to make reservations and we felt like it would be difficult to find a campsite on a holiday weekend.

When we left Siloam, we headed toward Jackson, Mississippi. We found a  Wal-Mart, but it was one that did not allow overnight parking so it was on to Sam's Club in Pearl, Mississippi. Bob nor I had ever seen a road sign like this before!

After a quiet night at Sam's, it was on to Montgomery, Alabama. It had been a number of years since we visited Maxwell AFB. The campground hadn't changed since our last visit. We took a walking tour of Montgomery. Our car was parked at the top of the steps leading to the river walk. From the river walk we went to the visitor center and got the map for the walking tour.

 This fountain was one of our first stops on the walking tour. It was once home to the slave market.

 Another stop was the Freedom Rides Museum, but it was not open when we walked past.

 From the bus station it was on to the Capitol Building.

 A few blocks beyond the capitol was the first white house of the confederacy.

 Then our walk took us to the back of the capitol....

 ...and past the Courtyard of the Justices--the first Alabama Supreme Court Justices.

 Then it was back to the car and time to get ready for a travel day.

 Our last stop on our trip was General Coffee State Park in Douglas, Georgia. We stopped to visit Bob's aunt and cousins. We enjoyed our visit, but forgot to take pictures...maybe next time.

After our visit it was time to head home. Bob and I looked at the map and pondered our route and if we should stop again before getting home. The answer was back roads with no stops! We made it home in time to get ready for our next trip!