Headed out this morning at 8 am confident to make it to Fort Worth, TX....the dogs weren't too excited about getting back in the car. Made it to Memphis in rush hour and somehow missed a turn and found that we had gone around the Memphis beltway and were head back on 40 E. Thank goodness I realized it, got back on track and only lost 25 minutes. Finding the rests areas a blessing for the dogs. Sandi is have a terrible time getting in the car and ended up with my first battle would of the trip when I tried to help her up. Tennessee was beautiful and I enjoyed driving through it. However, Arkansas is not a state I can to venture through again. The roads are the worst I've seen and construction much of the way through. Sat in stopped traffic for 30 minutes and continued slow traffic for a long while. Lots of rain, All rest areas are closed throughout the state, and nowhere to stop for long periods of time. The dogs were restless and we were losing so much time. Found a tiny gas station with a small area of grass...very wet grass. Mali broke free of here leash, very scary but a nice lady finally grabbed her. Another 1/2 hour lost. Anyway.....you get the picture. Needless to say after 11 hours and only 600 miles we are spending the night in Mt Pleasant, TX. Landed in a La Quinta Inn and Suites....For $109 have a really nice 2 room suite like a little apartment. I'm going to enjoy a couple minutes by myself to take a shower and be able to close the bedroom door and keep the dogs in the living room. Yay!! It was a long trying day for us at times but at least we made it to Texas!! Tomorrow we drive through this state and praying for sunshine and an easier day with my adventures to share!!
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