We spent the last week in Arkansas with family. Tom’s sister Julie and her husband David met us at Crater of Diamonds State Park. It’s a lovely park located at the diamond mine which is really just a field filled with mud this time of year. We watched videos of people sifting when the dirt is dry and I was wishing for that pretty quickly.
We spent Monday at the field sifting for diamonds. Sadly, we didn’t find any but we had a good time looking.
We’d like to go back sometime when it hasn’t been raining and the temperature is warmer. If you’re thinking of traveling there, be sure to make a reservation at the campground. The sites are large, tents are welcome in most and there are separate tent sites as well. The diamond field is open from 8a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and you can rent everything you need. David brought buckets and shovels and we rented the screens. There are many people who come often and have their own supplies.
Tom wasn’t into it and after a few minutes he just assisted or as David said, he supervised. Tuesday was a rain out. It rained all day. Wednesday we looked around the town of Murfreesboro. It’s a nice a little town and we enjoyed a good meal at the local Mexican restaurant as well as a drive out to the 1,000 year old Indian Village.
We took a walk down to the river after we got back and it was a nice stroll on a cement walkway. We decided to walk back through the forest path and it was enjoyable as well. We saw an interesting tree that looked like an animal had been gnawing on it.
It was an awesome week but getting there was not fun at all. Karen (GPS) led us astray. We were traveling from KRiver Campground in Moyers and she took us down Highway 3. There was a weird turn but we went with it. Our first mistake to be sure. The road narrowed to less than a car width and at one point I said, “it looks like a road block.” We came over a rise and our road went into the water. It came out the other side but we weren’t going there. When I say water, I mean a lake. Tom had to back the trailer up over 1 1/2 miles and I was so proud of him. That was not an easy job and he did it well. It added an hour to our travel time but we still got to Arkansas in the daylight.
Speaking of daylight, it’s about to get shorter tomorrow. I usually hate the time change but that was when I had to be in worship early on Sunday. Now that I’m retired I’ll just sleep until I’m ready to get up. Church here in Oklahoma doesn’t start until 11:15, so plenty of time since I normally get up at 7:00 a.m.
Here’s hoping all your mornings begin with sunshine.
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