Our first of many surprises was the hilly farm land we crossed before reaching the flat land near the Mississippi river. There was lots of standing rain in many fields and then large, flat shallow ponds between them. The number of ponds increased as we neared Little Texas, MS and we became curious. Just after we intersected Billy Bob Rd. the Farm Raised Catfish Processing Plant appeared. "There's your sign!" , a new kind of farming for us!
Just before we crossed the River to Helena, AR it began to rain and poured off and on never stopping for about 2 hours. After the River it was very swampy for about 30 miles and the swamps were sign posted by Bayou names. It was interesting to learn that bayous are not only around New Orleans. Though we were in a Wildlife Refuge area there was no visitor center and the rain would have kept us traveling on anyway.
We finally reached Hot Springs National Park about 2:30 and found our way to the campground in Gulpha Gorge below Hot Springs Mountain. We have a lovely site backed up to a roaring creek and a little waterfall and all this is right in town. Terry had to set up in steady rain at 34 degrees, a bit unpleasant. The rain stopped by 4pm and tomorrow will be clear for exploring. The main part of the Park is Bathhouse Row in historic downtown Hot Springs. There are trails over the mountain to the Bathhouses and the Hot Springs Cascade near them that is a stream of constant 143 degree water!!!
Lots to see tomorrow but I think we'll be driving.
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