We had a great nights sleep in the Davy Crockett nation forest. It was our first night in the van leaving the air conditioning going all night.

We’d planned to get away early to get a few cool hours of driving, but by the time we got lost finding our way out, and going to the dump station, it was 7.45am.

I’ve bought a fancy fan that I can put ice cubes in and if you hold it close to your body it works really well. But only lasts about 15 mins before you have to replace the ice.

We drove through 3 states today. Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

It was a long days drive, too hot to stop for long. We had a severe downfall of rain when we arrived in Arkansas. It was a bit scary driving in it with thunder cracking overhead, but it lasted about 10 minutes before we were out the other side of the storm.

We are in a lovely spot in the Lake Chicot State park in Arkansas, camped overlooking the lake. It’s much cooler too after the rain and a nice breeze blowing off the lake. Mike got a $10 discount for being a senior so it’s costing us $29 for full hookup ( including sewer) and a fantastic view.

And we had a nice nights sleep without the air conditioning running.

Today we are heading for Bankhead national forest which is about 6 hours drive.