A successful day. Tonight we are in Forrest City, AR. We made it almost 600 miles today. Only 440 miles to travel tomorrow and we will be home.
After breakfast in the hotel, we left about 8:45 EDT this morning. We stop about every two hours and take a break. It breaks up the driving and gives Jane and Francis a chance to stretch.
We stopped for lunch in Horse Cave, KY at a family restaurant. There was a smoker in front and a typical-looking Kentuckian putting more meat in it when we arrived. He said he had just taken some fresh smoked meat into the restaurant. The smoked pork was delicious as were all of the side items.
We continued through Kentucky and Tennessee. I had hoped to make it as far as Memphis. We were in Memphis about 6 p.m. (we gained an hour with the time change to central time zone in the middle of Kentucky). Everyone was feeling good, so we continued west along I40 to the next town that had a Hampton Inn.
We ate dinner at the Ole Sawmill Cafe. It has a wonderful buffet which I enjoyed and Jane and Francis ordered off of the menu. We returned to the hotel about 8:30 and I brought the bags in and got Jane and Francis settled for the night. I am now in my room checking e-mails and updating my blog.
I think today was a good day. I enjoy driving and we saw some beautiful parts of our great country. I think Jane and Francis enjoyed the relaxing pace we took. Francis sleeps most of the time, but Jane and I have enjoyed visiting. For those of you who think spending 10 hours in a van talking to your mother-in-law would be a horrible experience, you don't know Jane. I am blessed to have such a wonderful person as my mother-in-law. I truly enjoy her company and spending time with her.
Hopefully, tomorrow will be another good day and my post will detail our trip home to Texas.
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