In Memphis it rained a lot. We had fun in Memphis, but there isn't any thing that will bring us back. We are ready to move on and keep exploring new and exciting places!!
Our drive today was interesting. Once again we had our angels with us protecting us. Our prayers for safety have never been so heart felt. We seriously need safety daily.
Today we left our campground around 11 AM. Our original plan was to head straight to Walmart to get me some antibiotics because I have a double ear infection. It's that time of year for me. I get these a lot when my sinuses go crazy. Walmart was only 8 miles away. We got about 2 miles out and BANG, our truck made a loud sound and we lost power in our engine. We could run it but there was no power to pull our trailer. Scotty and I looked at each other and without saying a word we communicated, "Here we go". We pulled over off of the freeway to a safe spot. When Scotty lifted the hood of Doug, we saw what had happened. The clamp for the exhaust of the power boost for the truck broke off. We had more air then fuel and no power. Phew!!! This we can fix if we can find the right clamp. Walmart was 6 miles away so Scotty zip tied the pipe back on and we drove very slowly. After about mile the zip tie came off. Scotty had to drive super slowly toward Walmart. We didn't make it to Walmart. The load was too much for the truck to pull without it's turbo power. I found an Applebee's that we pulled into. I called the restaurant and told them what had happened and asked them if we could leave the trailer there while we tried to fix the truck. They were cool with that so we unhooked the trailer from the truck. Without the load, the truck drove just fine. We hit Walmart and I got my meds and Scotty went to find a clamp. Unfortunately, Walmart didn't have what we needed. But, a Tractor Supply Store down the road did!!! We drove to the Tractor Supply Store and Scotty went in and bought a bunch of clamps. When he came out to fix the truck, a gentleman came over to help and so did a guy from the store. They helped make sure that the clamp wasn't going to fall off. I sure love people. People want to help. They love their "neighbors". It's so inspiring. Anyways, we got the clamp on and then went back to get Homie. We were very cautious as we proceeded toward Little Rock. The drive was only 2 hours and the clamp never fell off!!! It could have been worse. The clamp could have fallen off while we were in the middle of no where. Fortunately it fell off while we were close to a city and could get what we needed. Now we are carrying many extra clamps;))). Another Lesson Leaned:)). We gave thanks to our Heavenly Father for the way that it all happened. We gave thanks that it happened at the beginning of our drive and not in the middle. We gave thanks for the men who came to make sure we were OK:)). God is Good.
With no issues, we pulled into our RV Park across the Arkansas River from Little Rock. This park is great!! We have a huge spot right on the water!! It's beautiful. There are many bridges close to us that cross the Arkansas River to Little Rock. It's very cold here but so cool!!!
We couldn't wait to go and cross the bridges!!!
The view from our front door.
Scotty backing into our new spot!!
Isn't this cool!!!
We went over into Little Rock for a little bit. We found an ice cream shop and got some yummies!!
Oh how I love this little boy
The beauty of our trip is that we move around pretty fast. If we don't like an area, we don't have to be there long. If we are in an area that is boring, we can move on. We got bored of Memphis, but now our excitement has been rekindled here in Little Rock.
PS. My parents served their mission here in Little Rock.
🙏🙏🙏🙏. I’m so glad the angels were with you again, and I hope you feel better too.
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