Arkansas 16-19 August
Heart of the Ozarks
Campground, Flippin
Pulled
up to Reception without a prior booking and met the wonderful Susan Enyart, part owner and one man band. Susan came out to greet us, the fresh coffee was brewing and a tour of the facilities was thrown in. She also suggested we sit in the rocking chairs on the veranda and ‘chew the fat’ over a cup of coffee.
Can’t imagine what she would have done if she was expecting us.
In
her office she had a map of the world and asked campers to place a pin in their
hometown. Somehow Australia was
missing. We can’t have that!! We drove straight to Wal-Mart and bought some
green card and I made a replica of Aus and clipped a little koala on
there.
Rest
Rooms
The
next morning we explored the town of Flippin in Marion County (population 1,357) and walked around the Flippin shops, the Flippin market but I couldn’t see a Flippin thing worth seeing.
The
evening was to be an experience I will never forget. The neighboring town of Yellville
was celebrating “Music on the Square” a FREE festival held
every Saturday night during the summer months.
The Farmers Market was also a highlight that evening (lots of soap and
birdseed).
One of Yellville's Grand homes
in more prosperous times. This one is lucky to be undergoing renovation.
Yellville County Courthouse
Arkansas
Susan
had kindly given us a voucher to have dinner at the Yellville Razorback Grill. The
Diner was packed BUT I soon got the impression we were a tad overdressed? There must have been a sale of denim overalls
last week as the general attire was hillbilly dungarees!! The atmosphere was electric as the Arkansas Razorback Baseball Team
were playing and it was being televised on two big screens, thankfully everyone
was watching that and not us.
As
for Music on the Square, the amazing Mesa Mitchell Band came out and socked it to us.
Mesa
had a mighty powerful voice, she could sing anything from Janice Joplin to
Patsy Cline and was gorgeous looking too.
During
the break there was a Raffle. I have
never prayed so hard in all my life….PLEASE
GOD DON’T LET ME WIN ANYTHING!!! The
prizes were as varied and weird as those who donated them. Prizes: USA flag, a used candle,
screw-driver set, cleaning fluid, a tee-shirt with the words Vote Dwayne Giles for Judge and a few
others that I missed.
Spent
one night in a Wal-Mart carpark in Springdale.
Allen managed to sniff out the Springdale Railway Station. 
We climbed all over the passenger train and I
cuddled the cheeky Station Master but he looked like a stunned mullet. 
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