Day 3

And here we are! 3 days into our continental trek, and we find ourselves in the capital itself of Arkansas, Little Rock.. We haven't found any little rocks yet but we will keep looking. We traversed the entire state of Texas today only stopping for fuel, as usual, and a nice dinner stop. Glen had the great idea to eat at a Texas style barbeque so we found one and it was delicious! They offered unique appetizers that you could only find in Texas, such as mushrooms, armad illo eggs, tomatoes, bacon, and jalapenos. Don't forget that all of these treats were deep fried as only Texas could. Megan and Nadine shared a pulled brisket, Glen had a meat trio including a brisket, sausage, and ribs, and Benn had a bacon wrapped filet minion. We pulled into Best Western, in little rock, about 15 minutes ahead of our revised schedule at 2:00 am. A lofty 5 hours of sleep later(which so happens to be quite plentiful during lengthy road trips) and we will be on our way here shortly. Yesterday was quite eventfully one of the best days on the trip by far. We finally got to Carlsbad Caverns, we were the first ones in line in the morning, and after a short wait, we took the elevator entrance 750 down below the visitors center. Words cannot simply describe the majesty and respect that is beckoned from the underground world of the Caverns. Although many of the cave fixtures, or steleothems, were somewhat the same, each formation was just unique enough to demand attention and awe is you see the Master's Hand at work. We surely paid the price for that visit with the 15 hour drive here to Little Rock AR, and sometime this afternoon we will find ourselves in Louisville KY, at the home of Megan's Grandpa Joe. Day 3 = Done.