DAY #5
Today didn’t start out that great. Another cool but clear morning. It was neat (am I dating myself?) to see the stream coming off the water. After putting everything in its place and getting the trailer hooked up, I took one last look around my lake front camp site and off I went. It was a really tight turn out of the campsite and also uphill. I turned it as sharp as I could (I did not want to have to back the trailer going down hill in a really tight space) and in the process scraped something on the passenger side of the truck. I thought man, that’s not good. I got out and checked and saw the damage was limited to the hook being scratched, not that big of a deal. Still it kind of freaks me when my stuff isn’t all shiny and new. Maybe one thing I can learn from this journey is to not sweat the small stuff and if you don’t, it’s OK.
So, after about fifteen minutes I picked myself up from the ground where I had been laying in the fetal position and went on my way. ALERT: That last sentence was supposed to be humorous. The humor is in the absurdity of the situation. I guess maybe if I have to describe it, it ain’t that funny.
Took no freeways today and man, it was a long day on the road. Twisty, curving, up and down from start to finish. The one good thing I didn’t have to deal with was that omnipresent slow car ahead of you on two lane roads, today I was that person!
Arkansas is a very pretty state. Thick with trees nestled within soft topped mountains. It does throw off a laid back vibe, I’m liking it here.
Around four in the afternoon reached the next destination, Millwood State Park, which is approx. nine miles outside of Ashdown, Arkansas.
The Journey. 