travel

Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.

Travel from Scott, Arkansas to Texarkana, Texas

We drove our coach 151 miles, about two hours of driving, from Scott, Arkansas to Texarkana, Texas.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

We didn’t have a sewer hookup at the campground, so our gray and black tanks were getting rather full:

Mostly full gray and black tanks

Following the coach to the dump station:

Following coach

We used the dump station on the way out to empty our waste tanks, and hooked up our toad there:

At dump station

At dump station

On I-440 West, crossing the Arkansas River:

I-440, crossing Arkansas River

Arkansas River

I-440 joined I-30 West:

I-30 West

A vintage trailer:

Vintage trailer

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Rather narrow lanes, with close barriers, aren’t much fun with a wide coach:

Roadworks

Our coach on a traffic cam:

Our coach on traffic cam

Rest area stop:

Rest area stop

Rest area stop

Cute little trailer:

Cute trailer

Back on I-30:

I-30 West

Our coach on traffic cam

Oversize load (not sure what they’re carrying):

Oversize load

Oversize load

Arkadelphia:

Arkadelphia

Our coach on traffic cam

Passing Hope, Arkansas; President Clinton’s birthplace:

Hope

Trucks

Yellow field:

Yellow field

Texarkana, which (you may be surprised to learn) spans Texas and Arkansas:

Texarkana

The “Welcome to Texas” sign is across the road from our destination:

Welcome to Texas sign

KOA:

KOA

Our site for one night:

Our site

Travel from Red Bay, Alabama to Scott, Arkansas

We drove our coach 282 miles, about five hours of driving, from Red Bay, Alabama to Scott, Arkansas.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

Toading up:

Toading up

Welcome to Mississippi:

Welcome to Mississippi

I-22 West:

I-22 West

Passing by Natchez Trace Parkway:

Natchez Trace Parkway

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

Bathroom stop at a truck stop:

Bathroom stop at truck stop

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

Entering Tennessee:

Tennessee

Vintage trailer:

Vintage trailer

Bass Pro Shops pyramid:

Bass Pro Shops pyramid

Emergency vehicles:

Emergency vehicles

The fourth state of this travel day, “Welcome to Arkansas”… hopefully the people in this accident took the advice to “buckle up for safety”:

Welcome to Arkansas

Small sternwheeler:

Small sternwheeler

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

52 gallons of diesel (we paid less than the pump price due to our fuel discount card):

Fuel stop

Rough road:

Rough road

Rest stop:

Rest stop

Paladin:

Paladin

He reached out to touch my foot:

Paladin

Paladin

Towns named Scott and England:

Scott England

Willow Beach Park:

Willow Beach Park

Campsites:

Campsites

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Pine Mountain, Georgia to Red Bay, Alabama

We drove our coach 279 miles, about five hours of driving, from Pine Mountain, Georgia to Red Bay, Alabama.

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

Route map

An interactive map:

Leaving the campground:

Leaving campground

A very narrow road in the campground:

Very narrow road in campground

Very narrow road in campground

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Historic LaGrange:

Historic LaGrange

LaGrange park:

LaGrange park

LaGrange College:

LaGrange College

We drove over an object on the road (couldn’t avoid it), and saw in the rear-view camera that it was dragging from the rear of the coach:

Item dragging from rear of coach

So we stopped at the next opportunity, and I went out to investigate; it turned out to be a bag like for a folding chair, hooked on to the rock guard; I quickly removed it:

Bag stuck on rock guard

I-20 West:

I-20 West

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Then we parked for lunch:

Parked for lunch

Popeyes for lunch:

Popeyes for lunch

Popeyes for lunch

I-20 West

I-22 West:

I-22 West

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

Bathroom break (in our coach, of course) at a truck stop:

Bathroom break at truck stop

Paladin mid-yawn:

Paladin mid-yawn

Welcome to Mississippi:

Welcome to Mississippi

MS-76:

MS-76

Highway:

Highway

Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama:

Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama

Arriving at Red Bay Acres:

Red Bay Acres

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Adel to Pine Mountain, Georgia

We drove our coach 191 miles, about four hours of driving, from Adel, Georgia to Pine Mountain, Georgia.

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

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops marked:

Departing the state park:

Departing

A stop to take out some garbage:

Garbage stop

Bye lake:

Lake

Joining I-75 north:

I-75 north

A cute small fiver:

Cute small fiver

“Georgia for Peanuts”:

Georgia for Peanuts

Separate minimum speed signs really confused our Mobile Eye warning device:

Minimum speed sign

A large rest area:

Large rest area

Paladin sat on the dash during the rest stop, and stayed there until we got back on the freeway, then jumped down:

Paladin on the dash

“Cotton” water tower:

Cotton water tower

A stop opportunity that we didn’t use, but would have worked for us; a business parking lot:

Stop opportunity

Waiting for a train:

Waiting for a train

An interesting building in Reynolds, Georgia:

Interesting building in Reynolds, Georgia

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

Entering FD Roosevelt State Park:

FD Roosevelt State Park

Uphill in the park:

Uphill in the park

The visitor center:

Visitor center

Road to the campground:

Road to campground

Lake:

Lake

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Clermont, Florida to Adel, Georgia

We drove our coach 235 miles, about four hours of driving, from Clermont, Florida to Adel, Georgia.

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

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops marked:

Rain coming off the slide topper:

Rain coming off slide topper

A line to leave TTO:

Line to leave TTO

Line to leave TTO

Citrus Tower:

Citrus Tower

Heading north on Florida’s Turnpike:

Heading north on Florida's Turnpike

Rest stop:

Rest stop

A busy foodcourt:

Busy foodcourt

The Villages golf cart bridge:

The Villages golf cart bridge

I-75:

I-75

A nice colored Prevost bus:

Prevost bus

Motorcycles and wildflowers:

Motorcycles and wildflowers

This car was going very slowly, with a flat tire. Just pull over!

Car with a flat tire

Our coach in traffic cams:

Our coach in traffic cam

Our coach in traffic cam

Our coach in traffic cam

Paladin at a rest stop:

Paladin at rest stop

“Thank you for visiting Florida”:

Thank you for visiting Florida

“Welcome to Georgia”:

Welcome to Georgia

Reed Bingham State Park:

Reed Bingham State Park

Dam:

Dam

Arriving at our site:

Our site