Dyersburg, TN

Hello again.

Today was a travel day for us and we are just about out of Tennessee. It sure is a beautiful state but we must move on. Because bad weather was predicted in Memphis we chose to move north and cross the Mississippi into Missouri rather than into Arkansas. Well we just about made it. We are now in Dyersburg, Tn with just a few miles to go. But too tired to finish the state. So here we sit at a Best Western still in Dyersburg,Tn. At least the sun came out late in the afternoon, our plan worked we beat the rain once more.

Although the weather was overcast this morning the temp was great must have been in the high 70’s. The roads were nice although not in a park they were scenic and easy to drive. We ate at the hotel before leaving but by 2:00 we were in need of a break. Chriss pulled of into the entrance of Henry Horton State Park there was a building that looked like a restaurant but had a sign that said it only served lunch from 12:00 until 2:00. There was a coke machine on the side so we proceeded up the stairs to get a coke. The door was open and we peeked in and asked if we could get something to eat. The lady said “oh sure, come on in”, more Southern Hospitality for sure. Well it seems that this State Park had a restaurant that was an open buffet of hot food and salads that they were just about to close down but welcomed us to have lunch for the cost of $6.75 per person. Then proceeded to sit with us, get acquainted and tell camp stories. We spent at least 1 ½ hours with them laughing and telling stories of all of our experiences in the wild. This park is gorgeous has camping sites, a hotel, a restaurant, trails, and educational opportunities for just the price of camping at at state park, amazing. After that we left and continued on our preplanned route.
We were hoping to stop two towns before we actually found a town with an acceptable motel. So here we are having traveled 1400 miles since last Monday 8/4 when we left. As the crow flies I am sure the number is much less because we certainly have not traveled in a straight line. We have met some very interesting and nice people along the way and have seen some beautiful sights. Since Missouri is the Show Me state we are hoping to be shown some more. We are tired tonight after all our travels but will start again tomorrow.. The pictures are of the State Park and Lunch.

Good Night,

Carol & Chriss