We rolled out from sweet old Ashdown heading towards Alabama Thousand Trails campground on January 7th,2020 (2020 isn’t that wild?). We enjoyed a long break from Gurdy and a relaxing visit with both sets of parents. I seriously can’t thank them enough for accommodating us and Bobby for a whole month ❤️ they’re just the best.
But all good things must come to an end, ya know in order to make room for new good things. So the day after my 26th birthday we said our goodbyes and headed towards Arley,AL (never heard of it? Yeah well me neither but there’s a Thousand Trails campground there so we are going!)
Overnight parking in Memphis,AR
We drove about halfway on the first day and stopped overnight at Southland casino in Memphis, fun fact if you didn’t know you can usually boondock at casinos one or two days for free. You don’t have to go into the establishment but it is courteous, so we did since neither of us had ever been inside! We played a couple penny slots, lost, watched the lady next to us win like $70 (Ha…funny thing is that was the machine Luke wanted us to play but I said it looked unlucky …😬 my bad, Luke) then we indulged in the free soda most casinos so lovingly offer. Afterwards, we turned in for the evening with an early morning of classes and eager students ahead of us.
Arley, AL
We got on the road again after classes and made it to Arley by about 1:30 pm on Wednesday. It is seemingly in the middle of nowhere but the campground is really pretty. There’s good cell signal for our teaching, and the staff is super nice so I can’t complain! The town of Arley offers the basics like a grocery store, library, and a few diners and coffee shop. Overall cute small town vibes. Pictured below you’ll find some images of the campground we’re currently at.
Upcoming Travels
We’re about an hour from Birmingham so we’ll try to visit and see the sights there in the next couple days. Drop a comment if you have any suggestions for sightseeing/things to do in the area. Embryadventureco is excited to be back on the road!
Glad you all are back on the road and having fun! Sure was wonderful having you home during Christmas. Hope you didn’t have any bad weather today. Love you guys!
Just a bit but it passed fairly quickly, happy to have a storm shelter at this campground though! Hope y’all are okay too after the storms!
Glad you are back on the road. Enjoy reading about your travels. Stay safe and keep on blogging
Thank you Gloria 🙂!
know that the weather can be terrible. hope you are still above water. very nice looking campground as you noted. thought you both dropped from this world. ankle surgery 1/15/2020. want it to be a relief. 1 more day of work. turn around don’t don’t sink. careful talk soon i hope.
Hi Mel! Yes the weather wasn’t too good today, we went to the storm shelter for a bit. Luke and I will both be praying your surgery goes well! Keep us posted
Glad you are back on your adventure. Be safe. Donelle
Glad you enjoyed your stay and your BD, but I’m excited you’re on the road again. Adventure awaits you! Live, laugh, love, as they say! Travel safely please! 😎
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY SINCE YOUR LAST BLOG POST! Glad you guys are off on more adventures. I have zero Birmingham recommendations. We did go to the Space Museum in Huntsville, Alabama one time when I was a kid (in the 60’s, ha!) and I remember it being pretty interesting. That might be too far of a drive for you guys.
😂lolol “back in the good old days”! And Huntsville is actually about the same distance as Birmingham! We may try to do both if we have time, I’d just been to Huntsville in college for a mission trip so thought we’d check out Birmingham first, but both seem to have a lot to do and I didn’t get to see much in Huntsville when I was there. Glad to have such an eager blog reader and friend 🥰!