It was a rainy start to the day as we got ready to hit the road. Looking out our windshield, you can see an example of "compact RVing"...
A RoadTrek campervan with a Smart Car as the toad (towed vehicle) - yeah, that should fit in any campsite!
This next part reads like a Dr. Seuss book:
Wet road...
Dry road...
Narrow road...
We had discussed a quick face-to-face with C-Brat friend, Pat Byrd. With the rain, we decided it would have to be another time. As we rolled by the city where Pat lives (Take the Last Train to Clarksville), the rain was at its heaviest. We both agreed on "see you down the road." Pat goes most places by motorcycle these days, and it would not have been pleasant out there.
About that "4 state day" - we were leaving from Tennesee, rolled into Kentucky...
Took a left at Paducah, eyeing a place to get across the Mississippi River...
Lots of barge traffic...
Joan was shooting and said, "Oh, I missed the Illinois sign!"
Nope - it was just in there! And, just in case it wasn't...
We were only in Illinois for a minute or so, then another bridge...
Looks like we're crossing the Mississippi again... um, that bridge looks a bit steeper...
And, here we are, state number 4 for the day, and into Missouri...
Knowing that much of southeast Texas is flooding, we are choosing to take a more northerly route back. We may have to go west quite a ways to get beyond Austin, and then start trekking south. We will be keeping an eye that direction.
Still no word how our house/dock did, but I am going with: that is better than someone calling us to say, "Oh, what a mess!" The power is still on, interior temperatures and humidity are normal. Should be good.
We are settled in for the evening at a park in southeast Missouri...
Decent park - full hookups, quiet. We'll make it a quiet evening, then head west again in the morning.
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