We will leave for Pinopolis tomorrow.  I just couldn't resist posting these pictures.  We've had to move 3 times in 5 days to stay here.  That's what we expected since we don't make many reservations ahead of time.

We are at Twin Lakes Campground COE on a Saturday night.  I was finishing up the previous "Happy Holiday" post when we were issued a tornado warning and instructed to seek immediate shelter.  We dressed up and headed down the road, walking to the bath house with flashlight in hand.  We didn't have any tornadoes, so we headed back after all had passed through.  The truck and trailer are fine.  Once again we are thankful for God's protection.  It sure pays to know where the shelters are in the campgrounds we visit!

Settling in for a cool night :)

We took off for Cherokee in hopes to find an empty spot in a park we stopped to camp, with a rented trailer, before we bought our Casita.  We were saddened to see it had closed down :(

We had to settle for "Happy Holiday" a couple of miles down the road.  It was ok and very expensive but we only stayed one night, since "Cherokee Camp Ground" was out of business.

Our guardian duck squad that spent the night next to us.

The best reason to stay, however,

We really enjoyed this stop and meeting new friends, Tony and Howard.  They teach fly-casting to veterans and especially disabled veterans through the regional Project Healing Waters program [projecthealingwaters.org]  

Here are a couple of pictures of Tony and his 1972 Argosy.

I wish I had taken a picture of Howard.  He suggested we go to the state park on the other side of the dam and climb the lookout tower to enjoy the sight from atop.  5 days later and our calves still hurt!

We finally were able to hike a couple of miles at the park.

We were faced with this decision twice, and both times...WRONG choice.  On the bright side, we enjoyed a longer hike :)

Located in Waynesboro, Tennessee, this park does a lot of canoe/kayak renting and has quite a few travel trailer hookups.  As you can see it's not the most scenic, lol, but we were only there a few nights to tour the Oliver factory.

Wendy gets the tough jobs, and still finds a way to smile!

This park is in Pocahontas, Arkansas.  Davidsonville, founded in 1815, was perhaps the most important frontier settlement in northeast Arkansas. Though abandoned by the 1830s, it was the site of several Arkansas “firsts.” While a part of Missouri Territory’s Lawrence County, it was the location of the first post office in what would become Arkansas. In 1820, Arkansas Territory’s first federal land office was also established there, and the first Arkansas courthouse was built in 1822.

Not much left of the site, but I did find something definitely worthy of taking a picture :)

Here's a comparison between our Casita and our next door neighbor in their Oliver.  We are on the way tomorrow to take another look at the Oliver now that we have been living in our Casita for 15 months.

Patricia and Mark were kind were kind enough to give us a tour of their trailer and share their bundle of joy, Ginger, with us :)

......NOT to be confused with Dam Site COE Park from our last post :)  This park is in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

But before we go there I would be extremely negligent if I didn't mention the fact that between Dam Site and Dam Site Lake we revisited an old, favorite, hangout.........

It seems that Wendy has converted to my way of doing things :)

Eureka Springs was a particularly refreshing stop for us!  It is a very peaceful and relaxing place.  Here are MANY pictures :)

This Corps Of Engineers park is in Heber Springs, Arkansas.

We had the chance to do a little hiking as well!

Our stop at Tunica was a reunion with fellings about a time we've enjoyed over the years, a time shared with Wendy's parents on several trips there.  Things have changed quite a bit since and it's somewhat sad to see once busy, and now, vacant businesses and shops.  We only took a couple of pictures over the 6 days we were there.  We had a few days of bad weather but still enjoyed our visit.