Memphis-Little Rock

Last Thursday we left Nashville and headed west on I-40 towards Memphis. We no sooner got on I-40 and realized we had a front suspension problem on the motorhome. The front end was bouncing every time we hit a bump in the road. It was especially bad when we crossed bridges on the Interstate. We pulled over at a rest area and looked but didn’t see anything wrong. I thought the problem might have been something with our front suspension air bags.

We decided to head straight to the Memphis Freightliner dealer to ask them to check out our problem. The Freightliner shop got us in right away and fixed the problem within an hour. It turned out an air bag leveling rod was not connected due to defective rubber bushings and neither front air bag was inflated.    

We thoroughly enjoyed camping for three days at Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis right on the Mississippi River. The park reopened on July 13^th after being closed due to flooding.

The RV park is often closed during the spring and early-summer due to Mississippi River flooding. We waited to call and make a reservation until after they reopened, because it is the best place to stay in the Memphis area. There is an endless stream of Mississippi River barge traffic which is fun to watch.

We drove into Memphis on Saturday afternoon to Central BBQ, one of our favorite places to eat in Memphis. This location is right across the street from the Civil Rights Museum and the Lorraine Motel.   

On Sunday we drove to North Little Rock to stay at the Downtown Riverside RV Park. The RV park is owned and operated by the City of North Little Rock and is right on the Arkansas River. It was our first time here, as we normally stay at a Corp of Engineer park further west of downtown Little Rock.

Yesterday we enjoyed a short hike across a pedestrian bridge over the Arkansas River, past the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, to the Little Rock River Market. We enjoyed a nice Middle Eastern lunch before hiking back, a round-trip total of only 2.5 miles.

There were over 30 fishing boats tonight on the Arkansas River for some kind of  a fishing tournament.

Tomorrow we head to Longview, Texas for a couple of nights stay and a trip to Country Tavern for the best BBQ pork ribs on earth!


Steve & Julie Cornelius