8 Jun 2022 - Arrived at Tom Sawyer's RV Park near West Memphis AR + Stats

 8 Jun

We departed Nashville a bit earlier than planned, at 0818 hrs this morning and headed down I-40 towards Memphis.  The trip was fairly uneventful.  There was a bit of construction in places along the way.  Glad we were not headed eastbound towards Nashville as there was a terrible multi-vehicle crash that has traffic backed up for many miles.  

As we traveled around the north side of Memphis where I-40 routes, we passed a couple icons, the St. Jude's Children's Hospital along with the Danny Thomas Research Center, and the pyramid-shaped Bass Pro Shop.

As we continued west we crossed the mighty Mississippi River and entered West Memphis, Arkansas.

Not long after crossing the Mississippi, at 1300 hrs we arrived at Tom Sawyer 's RV Park after traveling 241 miles.  That was with just one potty break and no fuel stops.  

Tom Sawyer's is located right on the shore of the Mississippi River, and I reserved an end spot so we have unrestricted visibility!  Especially with the outstanding view from inside our 310RL.  The windows provide a great view.  Watching the barges and tugs pass by is mesmerizing!

We are not far from the shore!

The awning restricted the view out the side a bit.

A view out the back

Glad this was not a mosquito!

A tree house provides a great vantage point for the kids here

We are here for four nights, departing Sunday morning 12 Jun when we travel north to Bull Shoals for some trout fishing.

Tomorrow we will reconnect with Jason Hunt and his wife Kim for dinner and a tour of the USDA facility where he works.

The storms passed, the evening sun comes out reflecting off the east shore

 of the Mississippi across from the campground.

Trip Stats:

This is campground #10 of 37!

# States Traveled Through So Far This Trip: 8 (IA, IL, IN, MI, OH, KY, TN, AR)

Baseball Parks Visited So Far This Trip:  0 (____)

Lighthouses visited:  0

Lighthouses climbed:  0

Point to point travel miles:  1585 miles

  - Avg point to point travel miles between campgrounds:  144 miles

Vicinity miles:  1104 miles 

  - Avg vicinity miles:  123 miles

Total miles driven:  2689 miles

Total point to point driving time:  36 hrs 38 minutes

Total diesel fuel purchased: 199.196 gals

Total diesel fuel cost:  $1054.58

Average diesel fuel cost/gal:  $5.274

Max diesel fuel cost:  $5.489 (Tipton IN)

Min diesel fuel cost:  $4.869 (Ankeny IA)

Avg MPG:  11.42 miles/gal

# Nights at end of this stay:  65 (Includes Griffs)

Lodging cost:  $2376.13 (includes Griffs)

 - Avg lodging cost/night:  $36.56/night