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 10-10-2024 to 10-24-2024 Good news. Bad news.          We got bad news when we unhooked our tow vehicle, the Honda CRV. We heard a loud thumping noise that sounded to us like major trouble. Here we were, 20 minutes from Arkadelphia, with no one to give us recommendations about who to call.            Using Google, we called Chad's Auto Repair on Thursday afternoon. Chad came out on Friday morning and determined that he needed to have our vehicle towed to his shop for him to work on it.           The good news. Chad personally brought the CRV back to our campsite in good working order late Saturday. The problem had to do with the cooling system. He had to order a water pump and thermostat and new coolant. He also changed the oil. The last place we got maintenance done couldn't change the oil -- said the bolts were too tight for them to get off.           I asked C...

9-26-2024 to 10-10-2024         It's a dog's life!!    It has certainly been an enjoyable two weeks at Millwood State Park. We both spent a lot of time in our camping chairs watching for birds and alligators. I did my morning routine outside and Scott took his naps in the hammock.                 Millwood Lake is designated by the National Audubon Society as an Important Bird Area (IBA). We saw several varieties of our favorite bird, the blue heron. Also several types of Snow Egrets.                Lake Millwood also has over 300 alligators, according to Park Interpreter Chloe, who taught a class on Alligator Antics. A knowledgeable person in the Marina Store told us she thought there were over 1000, including ones in the river on the other side of the dam. We saw a lot of alligators in the river. This alligator picture was taken on the one afternoon we saw a lot ...