6/18/09 - On Our Way to Murfreesboro, AR

June 18th - we left Grandma and Papa's house and headed for Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, AR. They followed along in their truck which was really exciting to the kids, who kept checking to make sure they were still back there.

It took us about 8 hours, including potty stops and a lunch break in the WalMart parking lot, to get to the campground. Our site wasn't too bad as far as campgrounds go. It was only $17 per night and it had water and electricity - so not the Waldorf or anything but the ground was pretty soft (sandy) and it didn't rain. The kids and I set up our tent in record time and later had our first official "campfire" meal with my parents - hot dogs and potato salad. We also had toasted marshmallows - yummy!

The kids and I were so tired that we had no trouble sleeping even though it was very hot and humid - not just in our tent but all around. It did cool off some in the night but it was muggy through and through. We had cereal for breakfast and got ready to go digging for diamonds!