An Uneventful Travel Day–Texas to Mississippi

we like Movietown RV Park for an overnight stay.. .

it’s within easy reach of I55 between Jackson and Memphis

I get 4G with 3 bars with Verizon. . .they have fairly good wifi,

and pull throughs. . .$28.50 with a Good Sam Discount

only one of THOSE moments. . .about an hour into our day.. .

crossing the Sabine River from Texas into Louisiana. 

There had been signs posted, but we thought

surely there would be another way around the bridge. . .NOT SO!

and there was absolutely nowhere big enough

for us to turn around without unhooking the toad. . .

so we pulled off before the bridge and contemplated our options. . .

we knew we could drive back about eight miles to Hwy 87 and cross

Toledo Bend Reservoir just out of Hemphill. . .

but the logging trucks were rolling across this bridge just fine,

and their smoke stacks seemed higher than our rig. . .right?

so we decided that the 12’ 3” was measured at the side braces,

and that as long as we stayed in the middle we would be fine. . .

AND WE WERE. . .I told Dave. . .go real slow,

that way. . .if we bump it, we can back up and turn around.

Now, please know, we would have never tried it,

had we not seen the large trucks crossing. . .

it was fine. . .we are 12’ 6”. . .we had plenty of clearance. . .

Charlotte Beaugez, one of our Cajun Friends,

said they are trying to keep Texans out. . .ha ha!

this is not a great pic, but this crop duster

seemed as though it flew RIGHT in front of this truck. . .

he crossed the highway before this truck got to him…

it seemed really, really close.. .maybe it was just an illusion. . .

and that was about it for our excitement.

 

Stopped and got fuel at Love’s in Tallulah. . .$3.92 for diesel

crossed the mighty Mississippi River

and rolled on in for our overnight stop. . .

off the road by three. . .supper cooked, done and finished for the day by five.. .

not too bad for a long travel day. . .

til next time,

Janice and Dave