First stop on the forest trail
In late October, I packed the car for a 4-day trip to Eureka Springs. BFF
Dot-from-Beebe took vacation days to go along. A poetry "do" was the instigating motive, but I'd discovered that the nearby Crystal Bridges' CHIHULY IN THE FOREST exhibit was still in place. Bucket list!
Parking
was a problem and we finally drove to the upper lot and hailed a shuttle. After
standing in line for quite a spell, buying tickets, getting directions, we rode
down (or up) an elevator that showed the workings of the thing. Finally, we
were on the trail. We took our time and stopped to snap photos of the glass
installations.
Dot
Pat
We caught the shuttle back to the car and drove back
to Eureka Springs to rest and refresh before a drive to Berryville for dinner at
Dan and Susan Krotz’s home. Warm hospitality for strangers-cum-friends, a
delicious dinner with delightful conversations about all four of us and our
creative activities and output made for a wonderful experience.
Once
again, back to Eureka Springs for our second night. You know
how it is the first night away: not such a sound sleep. But this night, we slept soundly, partly because of how tired we were from all that
walking. What a great day. Two--TWO--great experiences in one day. How lucky can one get at our ages???
