On the way home.

5/31/2015

Packed the car, put the top down, and headed for home.  Because of the poor road conditions, we decided to go back a different way, which involved a little Interstate travel but decided that was the lesser of two evils, so off we went.  A few miles down the road in Benton, it started to rain so we pulled under a convenient bridge and put the top up.  We drove through rain most of the way until we got to Memphis.  The car leaked in the usual places, and also developed leaks in previously unknown places!  In Little Rock, we took Hwy 70, which roughly parallels I-40 and in that area there is a lot of water present from overflowing rivers, creeks and streams.  Not as bad as Texas, but a lot of water, even covering cornfields and others.  After crossing the Mississippi River into Memphis, we continued on into MS, stopping in Olive Branch for lunch.  We then continued down Hwy. 78, a nice 4 lane divided highway into Tupelo where we will stop for the night.  Really tired of driving on bumpy roads in the rain!!   Checked into the hotel, turned on the TV and "no signal".  Called the front desk and the person said that was because they are on a satellite feed and there is no signal because of the brewing storm.  It was nice when we checked in!  But, it is getting very dark and windy, so I drove the car around and pulled under the portico just as it started pouring down rain - again!!  Was worried about hail, but it is so windy I think the storm will blow over pretty quickly.  I hope so, as we planned on going into Tupelo for dinner.

The rain finally slowed down enough for us to venture out for dinner.  We cruised around Tupelo, Sunday night about 6:30 pm, and found out they had already rolled up the sidewalk!  Hardly any restaurant downtown was open and the other places we wanted to try were closed also.  Even the Neon Pig, where I wanted to get another Wheatch beer, closed at 4:00!  So, we cruised to the KFC, got a box of chicken with all the trimmings, and took it back to our room.  We enjoyed a banquet while watching The Hangover!

Will head home tomorrow and hope to get home early enough to pick up Ford at the vets.