Terrific weekend of Bluegrass Music in Canton, Texas

 77 degrees with bright sunshine here near Hazen, Arkansas at 3:45 pm on Sunday.

We left our spot at the Civic Center in Canton, TX about 7:20 am this morning.  We had dumped the tanks, hooked up the pickup and un-chocked the wheels yesterday and raised the jacks.  So, this morning we only had to raise the hitch jack, unhook the electricity & water, take down the TV Antenna and pull out.  Oh yeah, had to pull in the slide, don't forget that!

Stopped at a Walmart in Texarkana, TX for some groceries and "cheaper" gas -- $3.839 with the gift card from Walmart a little before 10:00 am and stopped at Arkadelphia, Arkansas for lunch at an Arby's (hadn't been to Arby's all winter!) and pulled into this really rural RV Park in the country near Hazen, AR about about 2:30 pm.  Some 335 miles -- enough for me when pulling the trailer.

We spent the last two and a half days listening to a bunch of good music and visiting with many of the entertainers and making new friends.

Our dear friends, who we visited at their home in Mountain City, TN last summer, were a very big hit.  They bought a new big bus a few months ago and travel in style now.  Phyllis visited with each of them during some of their time not on stage.

There were eight bands, or groups, and all were great.  I got about 16 hours recorded of their shows and we are listening to them from a flash-drive in the pickup.

Phyllis spent a lot of time with her new friend Carolyn Woods from Livingston, TX.  Her husband, Wayne, doesn't know a stranger and visited with anyone and everyone.

Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym'n, a very good group from Kentucky.

Algarita Hill from Texas.

The Sabine Riverbend Bluegrass Band played both Friday and Saturday as part of the program and they also played at 7:00 pm Thursday night after the furnished Catfish dinner.

Springstreet from northeast Oklahoma.

CLICK HERE for Facebook page of the Festival -- they posted videos of many of the performances.

We are off to Cape Girardeau tomorrow.  Plan to spend the week with my Brother Don & his wife Vicki before going on to eastern Iowa to spend the weekend with kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. 

Later, Lynn