Another early rise and hitting the road. This routine is working, and no one getting cranky from being woken up too early. This is good. The goal for this day had originally been to get to Russellville, AR, but we’ve got a 1.5 hour jump by staying in Shamrock instead of Amarillo. It’s a tad more windy today, and once we got to late afternoon, I used the apps to check on sunset, and RV stops on the route. Memphis had plenty of parks too offer, but we weren’t going to get there till it was pretty dark. Given all the bambi carcasses on the road, I didn’t want to do much night time driving. Based on all of that, it looked like a place called Heritage Inn and RV park in Brinkley, AR was going to fit the bill. I called, and they had plenty of spaces. This is where technology went wrong.
First, the All Stays app “pin” for the location was north of 40, but the directions they gave on the site indicated it was south. Ok, no biggie. I punched in the address on the GPS, and off we went. It took us off the right exit (I think) but then sent us even further south. Once we got to our “destination” we were out among some fields, where all the roads were dirt and uncertain for the RV. We saw another major highway 2 more miles down the road, and fortunately, it was a wide enough intersection with no traffic so we could get turned around.
Next, I used the GPS and searched for the POI for the “Inn”, and that got us there correctly. It was south of the highway, and at the next exit. Ok, so GPS/Operator fail, and now it’s dark.
Second “trouble”. This place was rough. The “RV Park” had about 30 spots. All empty but one small trailer in a dark corner. It was $20, but I could just park wherever I wanted, according to the clerk. Several of the “guests” (more like residents) were out and about, cooking out on the walkway of the second floor of the Inn. I had some concerns about the security of our stuff, but it was an hour after dark, and the next place that had spots was at least another hour down the road. So, we found a spot, and hoped for the best. The next bit of trouble was the shock I got from the electrical hook up. Fortunately, since no one else there, i used another one that my cord could reach, and everything worked.
I went to bed early, and Diane and Molly stayed up late. They were still on CA time. All is secure and ready, and its time to hit the road…