Now that we're back in Arkansas, there is no more liquor in the convenience stores, so it is not as easy to get camp provisions for the evening hours. Hence, the low margarita count this trip. The little Italian place last night didn't even sell wine!
We did a route check and road check again this morning and saw that US 412 seemed to be a good road. It is a four-lane divided highway with a shoulder as wide as a lane. Although it was a busier road, having the wide shoulder made it bearable. The other plus was that as a US highway the grades were a little more moderate.
The first 10 miles went by very quickly and we stopped at the Top Rock Diner for 2nd breakfast (me)/1st lunch (Dave). It had great diner food and topped us off for a few more hours of riding.
Today we saw the first signs of fall colors as we left Harrison. It will be beautiful here in another week or two.
Today starts a 4-day weekend of Bikes, Blues, and BBQ for Eureka Springs and the surrounding areas. Since we are headed south of Eureka Springs for the night, we started seeing many people on bikes. We thought we would fit in perfectly with this group. Alas, it's the other type of bikes! We met this group at a convenience store break and had a good time chatting with them. We have seen every type of motorcycle go by today - so many nice bikes!
Soon it was time to head south to our campsite on the King River, called RiverDream Camp. I found this place on the internet and it looked kind of cool. I called the owner to make sure we could camp (so many places only allow RV's these days). He reserved us a space and said we could pay when we got there. It was a really nice place and we shared the campsite with one RV. They also have glamping tents, cabins and a treehouse for people to stay in if they don't want to "rough it".
This is a shot of the quiet road into camp in the late afternoon. Some of the best pictures I see happen to be when I am flying down a hill. I will rarely stop for those because I know there is another uphill waiting for me at the bottom and I need all the momentum I have to get up and over it!
Me and my sweet hubby during a quick photo break. I'm so glad I found someone who puts up with my craziness. ❤️
Tomorrow will be a longer day as we make our way west towards Fayetteville. We are both tired so we'll see what the day brings.
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