Total miles: 325
Hours Driving: 5 hours
State Count: 3 - Texas, Arkansas and Missouri
One of Dave's big requests for the trip was to see St Louis. It was only 175 miles out of our way... and on a 3,800 mile round trip, that's pocket change ;o)
In looking on the map, it seemed like Big Spring Campground was sort of on the way from Murfreesboro to St Louis, so we added it to our list!
So, after our unsuccessful search for diamonds, we packed up the car, and headed to the Ozarks. We drove through all the back roads of Arkansas until we hit the back roads of Missouri. :o)
I have to say, having never been to Missouri before, it is a beautiful state!
Big Spring is a gorgeous campground with lush green grass, heavy trees, abundant wildlife and the Current River flowing through it. It was a few miles out of our way (heading to St Louis), but it seemed like a good place to stop for the night. Neither Dave or I had ever been to the Ozarks before.
We arrived around 6pm on a warm day. After setting up our tents, we were hot and tired. So we all headed down for an incredibly relaxing and cooling dip in the Current River.
We stayed over an hour, which delayed dinner a bit... But it was well worth it to feel cool and comfortable.
And after an hour, we could still hardly drag the kids back for dinner.
We had a quick dinner of campfire fajitas, followed by a cake we had brought along for K's birthday!
Tonight's sleep, after cooling off in the river and with cooler outside temperatures, was far more pleasant than the previous night!
And so ended Day 2 of our Grand adventure!
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