ARKANSAS TRAVELERS RALLY, VIDALIA, LA – Enroute  Our first trip of 2010!  We departed home just before noon, towards a final destination of Vidalia, LA, with an overnight stop at Maumelle Park, a beautiful US Army Corps of Engineers campground near Little Rock.  Our route for the day included AR Highway 5 to Mountain View, then to Shirley, then to Clinton where we took US Highway 65 to Conway, and I-40 to Little Rock.  The first two hours was as difficult driving as all but a couple of roads in Alaska last summer, with hills and curves the entire way.  Finally arriving at Maumelle Park, we parked at Site B30 right on the Arkansas River, with our bedroom window overlooking the river.

A quick trip to Sam’s Club and Walmart was made to buy fresh fruits and windshield wipers.  We spent the rest of the evening enjoying the campground and especially lounging on the banks of the river setting; we never tire of water.