Arkansas to Branson Missouri
We really enjoyed our stay and the trip down Memory Lane but it was time to move on and our destination was a 5 star Coast to Coast RV Resort in Branson Missouri. When researching the route we could take there was a through the back woods route on secondary roads that was pretty close to the way the 'crow fly's' at about 144 miles or the way our GPS (Charlotte) wanted us to go on Primary Highways and about 210 miles. We opted to head off over 'hill and dale' and were we ever glad we did. The scenery was spectacular as most of it was through the Ouachita Mountain Range and the Ozark National Forrest. The road was slow going because of the curves and hills but the surface was smooth as a 'baby's bottom'. We took our time and stopped from time to time to check the 'tow car' and enjoy the overlooks.
We are at Treasure Lake RV Resort (click on link to see), right in the heart of Branson. Our second night here we went to see the Micky Gilley show at the Micky Gilley Theater and thoroughly enjoyed a fast moving two hour show. No doubt many of our readers will not even know who Micky Gilley is but through our life time we enjoyed all of his 17 number one hits and many of his other songs that never quite made it to the top of the charts. Micky had a great deal to do with the movie Urban Cowboy that John Travolta stared in a few years back. As an interesting side note, Micky had a couple famous cousins too, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jimmy Swaggart. Last night we went to see the group Pace Arrow at their theater and enjoyed another two hours of music and comedy. We are in to the Nascar Race today so probably will not take in a show tonight, and then tomorrow we are headed up the road to Lake Ozark and a couple day stay as we pay a visit to one of Kathleen's Aunts who lives in the area. We will of course have a short stop at the Bass Pro Store in Springfield, MO. on our way North.
