We traveled across Arkansas on I-40 and then up interstate 540 through northwest Arkansas. We went through the Boston Mountains -- part of the Ozarks. Very beautiful but no place to stop and take a picture. We ended up in Carthage, Missouri close to the old route 66 highway.
Carthage is west of Springfield so one day we had to go to the Bass Pro shop there. It is huge -several city blocks. We also went to Lamberts cafe just south of Springfield. Lamberts is famous for their "throwed rolls". The food is typical southern fried fare but the rolls are fresh baked and they go around with a cart of them and if you want one they just toss it to you. You can have some sorghum molasses spread on it -- sweet like jelly but lighter than dark molasses.
We visited friends -- a couple that were workampers with us in Door County. They bought the cute little house in the picture with the big Alfa motorhome next to it. The house isn't livable -- it's their moneypit - their fixer upper project for the next few years.
They know the area so they took us around Carthage which has an old fashioned square in the middle of downtown with a huge courthouse in the middle. We ate at LuckyJs Arena and Steakhouse. Its a horse arena that has a restaurant attached. You walk in the restaurant and smell horse, hay and leather. The restaurant has windows overlooking the indoor arena. It was entertaining to watch the cowboys work their horses while we sat and ate.
I also took a picture of our rig in our campground -- The Big Red Barn" here in Carthage. Next stop is Chanute, Kansas to have work done on our rig. After that we will be traveling on highway 54 down into New Mexico.
Other Big News! -- Our job offer in Minnesota fizzled so now we aren't sure if we will be in Minnesota next summer or not. Stay Tuned!
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