MS to TX, and Miss Ellie's

Waskom, TX
72 deg. mostly cloudy, no wind.
Forecast today = high temp. 92 deg. mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain, N. winds @ 5 to 10 mph.

Howdy!!! After slowly working my way back to the Interstate on that narrow little road, we continued West on I-20. About 20 miles down the road, we crossed the "Mighty Mississippi" river, and entered Louisiana. That river always impresses me. No matter where we have crossed it, it is huge, and there always seems to be boat traffic on it. And, when you think of the history of the river, and all the people and ships that have navigated it's waters, it's really amazing.

Soon after we crossed the river, Jim pulled me into a T/A Truck stop and filled me up with good old # 2 diesel. This time, the pump kept shutting off after it pumped $75, but it allowed Jim to keep putting his credit card back in again and continue until I had my fill. Geesh!! They sure don't make it easy to buy fuel!!

The road in Louisiana was better than it was in Mississippi, and we made good time. Being that it was Saturday, Jim and Linda thought it might be a good idea to call ahead to a CG to make sure they had a site for me. Well, when they tried to call the one in Louisiana that Jim had picked out of the CG book, there was no answer, so after 2 tries, they decided to call one further down the road, and that's how we ended up here, just across the state line, at Miss Ellie's RV Park in Waskom TX.

Miss Ellie's is a very nice park. It's a little too close to the Interstate, but other than that, it would be a great place to spend some time. When Jim and Linda called to see if there was a site available, the lady on the phone said that she wouldn't be there when we arrived, but to go ahead and pull into site #9, and she would see us later. We found our site without any problems and about 1/2 hour later the lady returned to the park, and came over to greet us. One of the first things the lady said, was how much she liked the looks of me. She thought I was much better looking than some of those new RVs with all of the wild graphics on them. I like this lady! :-)

Anyway, we left Edwards MS at 9:15, crossed LA, and arrived here in Texas at about 1:45. We were on the road for about 4 1/2 hours and traveled 220 miles.

Did you know that today is National Waffle Day?