Category Archives: TRAVEL Blogs

October 16, 2023 Day 9 Fort Smith Arkansas to El Dorado Arkansas 231 miles Not a good night’s sleep. We are in a room closest to the road and we could hear road noise all night. The heating unit also went on and off with associated loud noises. Then their idea of breakfast was aContinue reading “Georgia Bound”

October 25, 2023 Day 8 Harrison Arkansas to Fort Smith Arkansas 139 miles The car had some raindrops this morning. Luckily not many but the skies look ominous. We headed out at our usual 9 am. We had not gotten far when it began to rain. We drove in and out of storms most ofContinue reading “Georgia Bound”

October 14, 2023 Day 7 Bolivar Missouri to Harrison Arkansas 126 miles Today is much cooler with high gray clouds. Still a wind but perhaps not as strong. The ground doesn’t show signs of any rain overnight. Since Missouri is the cave state we have decided to visit a couple of them today. They areContinue reading “Georgia Bound”

October 13 2023 Day 6 Junction City Missouri to Bolivar Missouri 265 miles When we looked out the window this morning you could hardly tell it had rained. The asphalt parking lot didn’t look wet. The skies are partly cloudy but the wind is still blowing. Our hotel had no ice machine. The freezer didContinue reading “Georgia Bound”

October 12, 2023 Day 5 Oberlin Kansas to Junction City Kansas 242 miles We had two extremely annoying flies in our room all night. Between that and the heat in the room the night wasn’t very restful. The heat was our own fault because we elected to open the window and not turn on theContinue reading “Georgia Bound”

October 11, 2023 Day 4 Sterling Colorado to Oberlin Kansas 173 miles We started the day with sunshine but cool. We went to the Overland Trail Museum which is well worth a stop if you are ever in Sterling Colorado. They have wonderful displays inside and out. Lots of items from the town’s history. TheContinue reading “Georgia Bound”

October 10, 2023 Day 3 Rawlins Wyoming to Sterling Colorado 277 miles The outside temperature is much cooler this morning. It was 44 F. Good thing we packed an ice scraper for the windshield. We may need it before this trip is over. We checked and the elevation here is 6,755 feet. Rob got aContinue reading “Georgia Bound”