Tom's place

Thanksgiving day.  Our rig is parked on the banks of the Mississippi River in West Memphis Arkansas (just across the river from Memphis Tennessee). We arrived at the Tom Sawyer's RV Park (www.tomsawyersrvpark.com) mid afternoon and settled in at our site.  About a sand wedge from waters edge, I could now better understand why Mark Twain admired this national treasure so much.  Even though the water level is as low as its been in years, the power of this flow is still mighty.  Within just a few minutes a large tug boat was guiding a barge downstream past our rig.  You hear and feel the tugs engines straining to aligned this floating truck to the rivers center where the water was the deepest.  So close ... so close you could see the captain working away at the helm.  This is good stuff for me folks.

Since we had been traveling all day we had completely missed the big traditional meal we usually have on the holiday.  Snacks on the road just aren't the same as turkey and all the trimmings.  So we did a little checking and found a casino/race track (guess who found this place?) about 3 miles away that was serving a traditional turkey dinner.  They also threw in some roast beef and catfish just to spice things up a bit.  I know we were all extra hungry but this food was fantastic.  One of the best casino buffets we'd ever had.  And priced at $11.95 ... seems like it was 1982.  

We're off to Hot Springs Arkansas tomorrow for a few days stay.  We are expecting a little rain tonight but clearing and cooler.  It was in the 70's here today and we like that.

So I hope you all awoke from your afternoon nap in time to get to bed early cause' all those big pre Christmas sales are already underway.

Still livin' the dream and wishing I had some leftovers to snack on.

Phil