We are up early today, because Diane has an 11:45 flight out of DFW for home. Showers, breakfast, a quick kiss for Mom in the house, and I guide Diane out of the parking place into the driveway across the street and she easily makes a left turn up the street. I go the other way in Essie and meet her around the corner and we drive in tandem to a shopping center parking lot in Grapevine, just a mile or two from the airport’s north entrance. Essie takes us to the American terminal and in a few moments I am on my own again.
I return to DD, re-hitch Essie, and head for I-30 NE toward Little Rock, Arkansas. It’s 48° outside and the wind is blowing at 20 to 30 knots. It stays that way all day—I never see an outside temperature greater than 49. When I stop at a Flying J Truck/Travel Stop, I have to get on a windbreaker over my long sleeve shirt. This is my first experience with a “repeater” or “slave” gas pump, and it takes me about three trips inside before someone finally clues me in on how to work it. Oh well…
But on the up side, they also dispense propane, so after making another one-eighty to get my propane tank on the correct side, I get that tank filled, too. Good thing, too, ‘cause it ain’t getting any warmer tonight.
After I take a rest area lunch break, Diane calls. She’s already in New York, having arrived ahead of schedule. She has phone contact with Eric, who encountered a bad wait at the George Washington Bridge, but in only a few minutes he shows up and Diane is delighted to find that grandson William is with his Uncle Eric. They had to go hunting on Route 46, but
they finally found El Norte again and had a wonderful dinner with harp music to boot.
Despite not really getting on the road until late morning, I put in nearly 300 miles for the day and pull up a little short of Little Rock, Arkansas, at DeGray Lake Resort State Park. As you can probably tell, we have found State Parks to offer good facilities at reasonable prices in scenic settings. But DeGray is something else again, living up to its Resort title. They have a hotel (a
lodge in their parlance), 
conference center, golf course, stables, and a beautiful lake surrounded by lush forest offering all manner of aqua-recreation. Thankfully the wind has died down and plenty of spaces are available. I find a nice spot deep in the woods with water and electric service.
I return to DD, re-hitch Essie, and head for I-30 NE toward Little Rock, Arkansas. It’s 48° outside and the wind is blowing at 20 to 30 knots. It stays that way all day—I never see an outside temperature greater than 49. When I stop at a Flying J Truck/Travel Stop, I have to get on a windbreaker over my long sleeve shirt. This is my first experience with a “repeater” or “slave” gas pump, and it takes me about three trips inside before someone finally clues me in on how to work it. Oh well…
But on the up side, they also dispense propane, so after making another one-eighty to get my propane tank on the correct side, I get that tank filled, too. Good thing, too, ‘cause it ain’t getting any warmer tonight.
After I take a rest area lunch break, Diane calls. She’s already in New York, having arrived ahead of schedule. She has phone contact with Eric, who encountered a bad wait at the George Washington Bridge, but in only a few minutes he shows up and Diane is delighted to find that grandson William is with his Uncle Eric. They had to go hunting on Route 46, but
they finally found El Norte again and had a wonderful dinner with harp music to boot.Despite not really getting on the road until late morning, I put in nearly 300 miles for the day and pull up a little short of Little Rock, Arkansas, at DeGray Lake Resort State Park. As you can probably tell, we have found State Parks to offer good facilities at reasonable prices in scenic settings. But DeGray is something else again, living up to its Resort title. They have a hotel (a
lodge in their parlance), 
conference center, golf course, stables, and a beautiful lake surrounded by lush forest offering all manner of aqua-recreation. Thankfully the wind has died down and plenty of spaces are available. I find a nice spot deep in the woods with water and electric service.
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