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Hot Springs to Austin Texas
So after a relaxing couple of the days we hit the road again, the ride out we hit a massive hill and the drinking and smoking took its toll half way up and crippled me to a stand still, sweating out of breath and wondering why I wasn't still there made that gradient ahead a horrible task, Carl powered through and I met him at the top where we came …
Hot Springs, AR - Memphis & Cookeville, TN
... very interesting spot at the local Wal-Mart. Dinner at Crawdaddy's was excellent Located just yards from the local stockyard, our dreams were filled with mooing and drag car racing around our coach. You just can't make this stuff up! Teenage country boys showing off their trucks and maneuvers on a Saturday night in a Wal-mart parking lot!!
Breakfast at IHOP (Because there were no local breakfast joints??) and then we ...
Sick as a Dog
So we have hiding the fact that Amanda has been sick for about 2 weeks. Guess it had to come out sometime. She has been biking with an awful cough and runny nose since Nashville, TN, but it wasn't until this morning that she finally woke up and decided she was too sick to bike. Thankfully, Erika has a great aunt and uncle who live in Hot Springs and they were more than happy to pick us up from Darryl's and let us stay with them until Amanda feels ...
New Orleans to Hot Springs, Pine Bluff inbetween
... Up to the massage room I went and had a luxurious 20 minutes of getting rubbed and stroked and I was in heaven. Done. Almost 2 hours! I tipped Miss JoAnn for her torture, I mean pampering and Elaine and I head back up to the room to meet Brian and check out of The Arlington. Leaving Hot Springs and driving past The Majestic Hotel was pretty sad. We've stayed there before and it's now closed down and really falling apart. Such a beautiful, historic place ...
Gardens, Tower and a Scenic Byway
... 75 mile views. The 2nd floor is a museum of sorts with a time line of the history of the city and bath house row. The information here was much more detailed than the visitors center. The 3rd floor is the outdoor observation deck. The view really put the space into perspective. After we'd had our fill of the tower, we hiked back down the mountain. loaded up and headed for Garvan Gardens.
The gardens were stunning even ...