We drove our coach 186 miles, about three hours of driving, from Springfield, Louisiana to Lena, Mississippi.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

An interactive map:

Convertible Beetle:

Flooded road in front of our first site:

Our first site was a little damp:

An interesting sign near the entrance of the park:

A closer look:

Narrow road from the park:

Petro fuel stop:

We had lunch while driving, with me feeding crackers with salami and cheese to Jenn:

Welcome to Mississippi:

A sign for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument… so of course we had to play Free Bird and songs seeded from that:

Roadworks on I-55 North:

Watching a Sinclair Trails timelapse travel video while traveling is always a little disconcerting:

Paladin asleep, touching my foot:

Rest area:

Exit from I-55 to route 25:

Paladin asleep:

Late foliage:

A narrow road to our destination:

Leake County Water Park:

Our site: