Tuesday November 29, 2011

It was still snowing when we awakened, but the temp had risen enough that the streets were clear.  We could hear the traffic going down the highway.  We were most fortunate to have found a place to camp for the night and so near the highway.

We drove down I-40 and enjoyed seeing the white capped cedar trees along the highway.  We've been having trouble with water splashing on the floor of the bathroom from the toilet.  No matter what we have done in the past, there is always water on the floor.  We outfoxed it this time.  We hung a piece of Styrofoam from the shower curtain into the flap of the toilet to keep it open just a little bit so the residual water could not collect in the toilet and wet the floor.  We are brilliant.

Crossing the Mississippi into West Memphis, AR, around noon was good time for us.  Junnie was protesting so we stopped and added more Ärmoatheropÿ"to his car residence.  Almost everywhere we looked there was flooding.  We stopped at a welcome center and the gentleman there confirmed that this November is the wettest November on record for the state of Arkansas.  Evidence was everywhere. Both fields and forests are flooded.

We arrived in North Little Rock and have a site on the Arkansas River.  We can see the dome of the capitol building, Verizon Stadium, a gorgeous skyline and a walking bridge across the Arkansas River to the Clinton Presidential Library.  We're using our Passport America card for the first time and we're glad we have it.

We put Junnie in the bathroom so we could go in and out without having to worry about his getting outside, and then we hooked up the electricity and water and began cranking the jacks in place.  We were having some problem adjusting the jacks when I noticed water coming from under the door into the trailer.  Dan can move very quickly and I didn't know I could yell so loudly!  Junnie was perched on top of the toilet in the bathroom asking why everything was beginning to float.  It is always a good idea to remove whatever you use to keep water from sloshing OUT of a toilet  before you fill the water tanks.  Toilet floor flush valves are just that...valves to allow water to flow INTO the toilet.  We have a very clean floor and our carpets and towels are hanging on the wall behind us.  Hopefully the temp won't go as low as they're predicting.  The high for tomorrow is 49!  We could definitely have done without all the excitement we have had today.  Our GPS led us to two closed Walmarts and everyone we asked told us a different way to get to the huge new one---except at the end of each direction, there was no "pot of gold", or Walmart, either.  Tomorrow will be better?

Obviously we are not öld dogs"...We're learning new tricks!

Blessings,
Three tired travelers