Last night was a very windy night. The whistling of the wind sounded like Indian flute music. Several times I woke up and wondered who was playing music in the parking lot.
This morning it is a blustery 27*. Last night it blew a fine snow mist and everything froze. Our step was covered in ice.
We were going to fill up with gas but had to wait until the window de-iced before we could move. The next stop was McDonald’s.
The road was covered in black ice. While in McDonald’s, truckers and other came in and was talking about how bad I-40 West was. There had been several accidents and if you didn’t need to be out there, don’t go. With this news, we hung around until 8:00 am. With the long detour and not many miles from yesterday, it was to be a long day to get to Hot Springs, Arkansas. The bad conditions didn’t last very long before the sun came up and the weather and roads cleared up.
For some reason this part of the drive is always hard and tiring. We are both worn out by the time we got to Hot Springs.
Not wanting to impose on family, we decided to park at Gulpha Gorge National Park. Our space without electric was $5 per night with the discount. They do have accessible water and a dump station. Not all sites have electric hook ups.
There were not many people here. When we pulled in, there was only one other camper. You want to Camp Host? This is the place in the winter time to do that. Not much to do other than find something to keep yourself busy.
Time to set up and get some rest. Tomorrow we will visit with family.
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