Day 3: Still hot, hot, hot!

It was already warm when Ranger and I took our early morning walk, and by 8 am or so, it was getting really uncomfortable.  Good that we spent much of the day inside the RV, traveling west with the AC cranked up!

Continuing along I-40, we went through Memphis, where we crossed the Mississippi River....so I think we are officially in the West.  Arkansas is not impressive:  the roads were rough, with much (much-needed) road construction going on; there were loads of trucks on the highway; the scenery was dull and uninspiring.  To top it off, when we pulled into a rest area for lunch, every parking spot for a "truck" was taken, with quite a few semis pulled over along the road where "no parking" signs were clearly posted.  So we went on to the next rest area, about 40 miles along, only to find that it was closed for remodeling.

A couple of granola bars kept us going until we reached our destination for the day: Lake Dardanelle State Park.  As we traveled from I-40 through the town of Russellville on our way to the campground, the thermometer in the RV said 102!  

However, the park is very nice: Big (air-conditioned) visitors center, shady sites, and a level pull-through so that we did not need to unhook the car.  This is a popular place for boating and fishing; we can see the marina across the road from our site.  As I told Dan when I came back from checking out the restrooms: they have reach a settlement for the whole transgender bathroom issue.  There are a series of  small rooms, each designated with both male and female symbols, and each has a toilet, sink, and shower---and they  are well air-conditioned!  

The weather forecasts indicate a slight cooling trend over the next few days.   We'll see....

Ranger does NOT like this heat!