Saturday, May 23 Before Tom came to bed last night, he took the weather forecast seriously, and stowed our rug, chairs, tables, and awnings. By 10:00 it was raining with lightning, thunder, and some wind. It kept up all night long, but In the morning it let up enough to put the awnings back out for morning coffee. Today began with a “new deal” for us – new neighbors! (They had gotten wet in the tent site during the night and insisted on moving.) We are in a long, narrow, terraced site where the only thing giving us privacy from the RV on the level below us – is that RV’s backside! Our awning goes right to the edge of our site, where there is a 4’ tall wall and drop-off onto the site below us. Privacy works great for RV’s and motorhomes . . . not so much for little pup tents! Two Harleys roared in, followed by two more men in a little compact car. Evidently it is gratifying to some Harley riders to hear the rev of their engine . . . long after they get off the machine! They vomited noise and fumes for 15 minutes towards our awning where we sat just 5’ away. When they sat on the wall between our sites, they were about 3’ from our feet as we sit in our chairs! As their tents were all ruined during the night’s storms, they headed out to buy a couple new tents. We had a front row seat to watch as they set up the new tents for the first time. Luckily, they were fairly nice guys, gone most of the day, only stayed for one night, and were quiet during the evening. The orange Harley in the picture is not part of the group! They set up on the step right below us, in-between the two stone walls. Our afternoon drive was to Ouachita State Park, about 20 miles from Hot Springs. It is a beautiful State Park and is open for camping and boating, although the bath houses were not open. It is primarily a water sport venue and many of the campsites back up right to the lake. It also had "The Three Sisters" springs -- noted for their medicinal properties. Our return trip brought us through the little town of Hot Springs Village, and we got a drive-thru lunch. In the afternoon we headed to a couple rock shops – perfect for shopping because all the goodies are in an outdoor enclosed patio. We were looking for some good prospects for our tumbler, but they really didn’t have that kind of produce. Lots of very large pieces of . . . everything . . . and also a lot of colored glass. After dinner (Onions filled with a creamy sausage stuffing) we headed downtown for an evening walk. We were surprised to see that other people were out walking the streets – not nearly as many as for a usual Saturday night, but enough to make it exciting after all our isolation! It was easy to maintain social distance, and we didn’t go in any of the stores, although many were open. Rather than go in one of the (many) ice cream shops, we got in the car and drove to Dairy Queen. Their ice cream machine was BROKEN! The only picture on this little excursion was one for the local Bait and Tackle Shop!
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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