My plan today was to move a little further down the road towards Minnesota. The skies didn�t look too promising when I got up, so I checked the radar. It looked like I�d be fine to make it to my next destination in the morning and early afternoon. So, I gave the Aux Arc COE Park (from the French pronunciation for Ozark) a call to see if I could arrive before their published 4:00 check in time. They said to come on in since site B-15 was open.
I packed up, stopped at the dump station, and headed out. So much for watching the radar! Within a half hour of getting on the road the rains began. It wasn�t a terrible downpour, but I was happy I had new wiper blades installed at Thibodeaux�s when I was there. Things went well for about 30 seconds, then the blade on the passenger�s side fell off and slid down the wiper arm. EEK! I was afraid the blade would go flying off into the beyond if I turned the wipers on. The rain increased in intensity, and I had no choice but to turn them on. Luckily, the blade didn�t fly off, but I stopped at the nearest rest area to try to fix it. I was not successful. I couldn�t get the blasted blade to stay on for more than a few swipes. Grrr.
I decided to bring the blade into the rig, and drive with only one wiper. I tried to turn them on as little as possible as the arm kind of screeched across the window with each swipe. 
I�ll be here on the Arkansas River until Monday. I�m hoping the cold weather, rain, and possible snow will be gone by then.
Yesterday afternoon, before I left Maumelle COE Park, I had two visitors stop by the rig. The first one was a surprise, and unexpected.
I�m sure a number of you read Janna�s blog. Well, this is her sister Anne. Anne works in Little Rock, reads my blog, and decided to stop by to say hello after work. What a pleasant surprise that was. I could see the family resemblance.
Then a little later fellow blogger Carolyn (amigoingsomeplace) arrived to spend a couple of hours getting to know each other. I really had no idea she lived in Little Rock. When I read her blog, she�s always been on the road in her car. I have to tell you that she could be a member of the Chamber of Commerce for Little Rock, and Arkansas in general. What an ambassador for the state she is!
Seeing as I have a site directly on the banks of the Arkansas River this time, I�ll have to see what kind of traffic goes past tomorrow. The forecast is not good, but maybe the rain will let up enough for a little outside time.
Thanks for stopping by� talk to you later, Judy
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