We left Greenville and won't miss it. Nothing particularly wrong with it, just not a place to spend any time.
Not far from the edge of the city, we crossed the Mississippi River for the second time in our lives. The first time was on our original trip in 2010, when we were much further north. As we crossed Ol' Man River we also moved into Arkansas.
After just 17 miles, we veered off course and took a 40 mile round trip south to tick another box. When we got there we saw this.
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Getting back on our actual route, we headed north west up into Arkansas. We stopped for fuel and to get supplies. As we left the gas station, Ann asked me whether I had seen the woman's chest. I felt this was a trick question with no possible right answer. Anyway, it turns out that apparently this woman had a hairy chest. I could safely say I hadn't noticed.
We then found a nice place to stop, on a small dirt track next to a railroad. Ann got all David Bailey, although the heat made it difficult to stand outside for too long. Also watched some more crop dusting going on.
A very corny photo |
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Shabby Chic |
We headed onward, watching the outside temperature gauge get higher and higher, eventually topping out at 102.
We reached our destination of Hot Springs around mid afternoon. We checked in, sat around for a bit (I watched Ashes highlights), before heading out.
We went to play our first mini golf of the holiday at the Pirate's Cove.
There were two 18 hole courses to choose from, so we picked the difficult one. It showed in our scores. It was a par 42 course.
Final scores were:
Roffe - 59
Knightley - 52
It was still burning hot, to the point that we were both sweating buckets by the time we finished. Luckily there was a gas station next door, so we ran into the shop to cool down when we had finished. Bought some drinks and then sat in the car finishing our cool off.
We then went for a drive around the area, crossing over Lake Hamilton before heading back into downtown Hot Springs. Thought you might like to know that Hot Springs was the boyhood home of Bill Clinton and the birthplace of Billy Bob Thornton. Maybe you didn't want to know that.
We stopped for dinner at the Dixie Café, http://dixiecafe.com/, where we were served by Misty and saw the funniest male hairstyle, before heading back to the hotel.
Bears seen - 0
Moose Watch - low
States Visited - 10