The Final Leg of the Trip and Reflections
Vivian:
Hey guys, this is the last post on the blog, so I’ll try to make it memorable. When we left Springfield, we drove for three hours to our halfway point. The halfway point was Arrowhead State Park in Oklahoma. We chilled for the rest of the day until water started coming out of the walls. Apparently, since the park is next to a lake, the flow was too strong for us. We cleaned it up and had no more disturbances. The next day, we drove for five hours. We got home and we’ve been here since Sunday, May 15, 2022. I’m writing this on Monday, which would be the next day. Anyway, Mom wrote us some questions we need to answer.
-What was the best part? Where? Why?
The answer is my favorite place was Dollywood. Dollywood is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and why is because I loved the roller coasters.
-What was your least favorite part? Where? Why?
My least favorite part is either when we broke down, or when water came out of the walls. As my previous answer stated, either in Louisville or Arrowhead State Park. I think it’s really quite obvious why.
-What is your favorite souvenir? Where did you get it? What do you like about it?
My favorite souvenir is probably the tiger necklace. I got said necklace at the zoo in Louisville. I like it because tigers are my favorite animals, and it’s shiny.
Photo by Vivian.
-What did you learn about yourself or your family?
I learned that if you keep to yourself and try not to antagonize people, you’ll get out relatively unscathed. Like if you have a sibling, its hard not to antagonize and essentially mess with them, but if you manage to, your life will be a lot more peaceful. (I don’t know the relationship with your sibling, or if you even have one.) My brother is younger than me, and we clash with certain things.
-Is what you learned a good or bad thing? Why?
I think it’s a good thing. I think that that’s a good thing because it’ll help me in the future.
Dory:
Catching up from Springfield, Missouri: We traveled from Cook’s RV Park to Arrowhead State Park, getting some new sunglasses and a big bag of Lays at the Choctaw Nation’s gas station. Then we had to get some gas at another gas station because the previous gas station made you pay at the cash register. And then we traveled some more miles to the RV Park. Some incidents happened like the walls spewing water and we had to clean it up. Sadly I could not relax because the park had no wi-fi. We went to sleep and then woke up, ate some breakfast, and left to go home. We went through Dallas, and we stopped at a rest stop to eat some lunch, and then we were home.
Reflection on the trip: My favorite part of the trip was New Orleans where we rode on a streetcar, went on a walking tour, and had some high quality wi-fi. The worst part of the trip was Montgomery, where I was stuck there without wi-fi. I lost it several times while I was stuck there. My favorite souvenir was the Freedom Riders museum model Greyhound bus that was also a pencil sharpener, but it came with a free pencil. I liked it because it was small enough to fit in a Hot Wheels™ track.
