5. Arkansas

     Our visit to our 5th state took us to Little Rock, Arkansas.

Flat Stanley (some of you will remember who that is)

will now be traveling with us on behalf of the first graders at Oakridge. The American Eagle crew from DFW were gracious enough to allow him to sit in the cockpit. He will soon have his own photo slideshow.

     We drove to the River Market District along the banks of the Arkansas River. Since it was a Sunday, not as many places were open but we did find

the Flying Fish restaurant where we shared a shrimp/catfish basket. It hit the spot. The gumbo was a great beginning. Dennis tried the crawfish chowder. It was just spicy enough for him to have to wipe his brow. On the walls in one room were a boatload of Big Mouth Billy Basses. According to the sign, if you bring yours in and allow the restaurant to adopt it then they'll give you a basket of catfish. Sorry to say we had never received one of these popular Christmas gift items a few years back but if you happen to find yours in the back of your closet, take it with you to the Flying Fish and they'll take real good care of it. The rest of us will just have to pay for our catfish.

    After a bite to eat and a walk in the River Market area we drove to the Clinton Presidential Library and then to the capitol for some photo ops. Before we headed home we made a stop at the Whole Hog Cafe to try some of their pulled pork and award-winning ribs. The pork is dry rubbed with their secret spices and then hickory smoked. I'm not a coleslaw fan so we decided to have our sandwich without it. They offer 6 different sauces and I couldn't decide which I preferred so I just had a different sauce with each bite. The ribs were tender and the meat just fell off the bone. We couldn't have asked for a better way to end our day in Little Rock.

     Leg 2 -

        1 day

        2 flights

        105.5 driving miles

         = 1 state visited

                         45 states to go

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