{"id":6267,"date":"2021-03-28T11:49:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T15:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=6267"},"modified":"2021-03-30T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:47:05","slug":"retirements-looking-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=6267","title":{"rendered":"Retirement\u2019s looking good"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6268\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6268\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C4873A50-0F86-4700-9791-7BF5B80FE34A-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C4873A50-0F86-4700-9791-7BF5B80FE34A-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C4873A50-0F86-4700-9791-7BF5B80FE34A-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C4873A50-0F86-4700-9791-7BF5B80FE34A-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C4873A50-0F86-4700-9791-7BF5B80FE34A.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elk in Boxley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are so enjoying our time in Arkansas, and keep commenting how good retirement looks&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p>We spent time with David, Alison, James, and MaryBeth in the early part of the week, with a BBQ dinner one night and a picnic on the boat the next day &#8211; it was a gorgeous day.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday we drove to Fayetteville, stopping in North Little Rock for lunch with Doug and Deb. We stayed with Phillip and Michele but saw a lot of Pete and Ginger. Ginger took me to a fun flea market, and I picked up a cute table at Goodwill (I\u2019ve been on a flea market kick this trip and have hit several &#8211; fun!).<\/p>\n<p>We meandered home via back roads on Saturday and got lucky in Boxley where we saw elk babies! We tried hiking to Hawk\u2019s Bill crag, but I got too tired after 1.5 miles so we turned back. (I\u2019d love to try again when we\u2019re better prepared). We had a great Whattaburger at the original place in Russellville, then continued down Hwy 7 to get home &#8211; great trip!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6276\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6276\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6276\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9B19A15A-34F2-4089-9821-E44919542922-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9B19A15A-34F2-4089-9821-E44919542922-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9B19A15A-34F2-4089-9821-E44919542922-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9B19A15A-34F2-4089-9821-E44919542922-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/9B19A15A-34F2-4089-9821-E44919542922.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red-bellied woodpecker<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6275\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6275\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7E223543-54DC-4753-A9F3-9E3C5F7D7ECE-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7E223543-54DC-4753-A9F3-9E3C5F7D7ECE-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7E223543-54DC-4753-A9F3-9E3C5F7D7ECE-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7E223543-54DC-4753-A9F3-9E3C5F7D7ECE-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7E223543-54DC-4753-A9F3-9E3C5F7D7ECE.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6277\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6277\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49373468-5B56-4EE3-9E31-BF5F12B62004-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49373468-5B56-4EE3-9E31-BF5F12B62004-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49373468-5B56-4EE3-9E31-BF5F12B62004-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/49373468-5B56-4EE3-9E31-BF5F12B62004-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James, Marybeth, David, Alison<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6274\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6274\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3E2AE5DB-8FDC-499D-9CB6-12F5E7F9932D-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3E2AE5DB-8FDC-499D-9CB6-12F5E7F9932D-200x300.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3E2AE5DB-8FDC-499D-9CB6-12F5E7F9932D-768x1152.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3E2AE5DB-8FDC-499D-9CB6-12F5E7F9932D-683x1024.jpeg 683w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3E2AE5DB-8FDC-499D-9CB6-12F5E7F9932D.jpeg 858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6273\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6273\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7092D206-5321-44F6-91CA-E41CB4453377-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7092D206-5321-44F6-91CA-E41CB4453377-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7092D206-5321-44F6-91CA-E41CB4453377-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7092D206-5321-44F6-91CA-E41CB4453377-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7092D206-5321-44F6-91CA-E41CB4453377.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy John<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6272\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6272\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0D3D3555-3A7C-4FAB-92DA-A28F4EF5C0D8-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0D3D3555-3A7C-4FAB-92DA-A28F4EF5C0D8-200x300.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0D3D3555-3A7C-4FAB-92DA-A28F4EF5C0D8-768x1152.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0D3D3555-3A7C-4FAB-92DA-A28F4EF5C0D8-683x1024.jpeg 683w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0D3D3555-3A7C-4FAB-92DA-A28F4EF5C0D8.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete and Ginger<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6271\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6271\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/430963A4-0A5F-43D3-B92F-5423D043AC32-e1616946265295-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/430963A4-0A5F-43D3-B92F-5423D043AC32-e1616946265295-200x300.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/430963A4-0A5F-43D3-B92F-5423D043AC32-e1616946265295-768x1152.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/430963A4-0A5F-43D3-B92F-5423D043AC32-e1616946265295-683x1024.jpeg 683w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/430963A4-0A5F-43D3-B92F-5423D043AC32-e1616946265295.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little waterfall in Boxley<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6270\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6270\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0F509273-03CD-45C7-BE1D-307A61CC39FB-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0F509273-03CD-45C7-BE1D-307A61CC39FB-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0F509273-03CD-45C7-BE1D-307A61CC39FB-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0F509273-03CD-45C7-BE1D-307A61CC39FB-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0F509273-03CD-45C7-BE1D-307A61CC39FB.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the road to Hawk\u2019s Bill crag<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6269\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6269\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C6984042-E38F-4170-9A41-666A85AE63AE-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C6984042-E38F-4170-9A41-666A85AE63AE-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C6984042-E38F-4170-9A41-666A85AE63AE-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C6984042-E38F-4170-9A41-666A85AE63AE.jpeg 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby elk!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so enjoying our time in Arkansas, and keep commenting how good retirement looks&#8230;! We spent time with David, Alison, James, and MaryBeth in the early part of the week, with a BBQ dinner one night and a picnic on the boat the next day &#8211; it was a gorgeous day. 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