Our trip to Memphis was uneventful and we had a good show
at the Hamfest. We had an opportunity to set up on Friday afternoon, so all we had to do the next morning was to uncover and hook up the computer and go to work. We went back to the Sams club to spend Saturday night as it was quiet and there were no campgrounds in the area. Sunday we got under way about 10:30 and headed for Hardy, AR, our next destination. We are at the City park/campground on the Spring river. The park has recently re-opened after the flood a couple of years ago. The Volunteer Fire Department has taken on the care of the park and apparently will receive the proceeds for the maintenance of the area. The cost is usually $20.00/night but when we asked for a weekly rate, the fellow made a phone call and then said for a week or more it would be $15.00/night. We will be here until a week from tomorrow which will let us get some things done and then head for Kansas City, MO on Tuesday. We will probably stop in Branson, MO at the Escapees park for a couple of days to check it out.
Our photos were taken on the trip from Memphis to Hardy in the high wind conditions. I would estimate the wind at 30+ mph with gusts near 40mph. It was certainly a challenging drive, only about 140 miles, but a tiring drive. The photo of the bridge is across the Mississippi at Memphis. The other two are of a train we passed loaded with coal and you can see the coal being blown out of the cars by the high wind. Not sure how fine the coal was, but they were losing a lot of it along the way.
Our trip to Memphis was uneventful and we had a good show 
at the Hamfest. We had an opportunity to set up on Friday afternoon, so all we had to do the next morning was to uncover and hook up the computer and go to work. We went back to the Sams club to spend Saturday night as it was quiet and there were no campgrounds in the area. Sunday we got under way about 10:30 and headed for Hardy, AR, our next destination. We are at the City park/campground on the Spring river. The park has recently re-opened after the flood a couple of years ago. The Volunteer Fire Department has taken on the care of the park and apparently will receive the proceeds for the maintenance of the area. The cost is usually $20.00/night but when we asked for a weekly rate, the fellow made a phone call and then said for a week or more it would be $15.00/night. We will be here until a week from tomorrow which will let us get some things done and then head for Kansas City, MO on Tuesday. We will probably stop in Branson, MO at the Escapees park for a couple of days to check it out. 
Our photos were taken on the trip from Memphis to Hardy in the high wind conditions. I would estimate the wind at 30+ mph with gusts near 40mph. It was certainly a challenging drive, only about 140 miles, but a tiring drive. The photo of the bridge is across the Mississippi at Memphis. The other two are of a train we passed loaded with coal and you can see the coal being blown out of the cars by the high wind. Not sure how fine the coal was, but they were losing a lot of it along the way.
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