Hello from New Smyrna Beach, FL.  We made it and I will tell you about that in a few but first I have to tell you about our experience with the Blood Moon and the eclipse.  Jack and I were still at the RV park in Branson on Lake Taneycomo so we walked down to sit on the bench on one of the docks.  As we sat there we were joined by a gentleman and we started talking.  He was probably a bit older than Jack and came to Branson a few times a year from Eastern Missouri.  He had a cotton and rice farm on the Mississippi Delta.  What a joy it was to meet this gentleman.  He was very knowledgeable about Branson but also Missouri and was so very proud of his state.  He was generous with his knowledge and told us all different places we should see.  It is really a pleasure to meet someone who loves the place they live and are willing to share it with visitors.
We left the next day and drove across Missouri and into Arkansas.  We took mostly state highways and so saw a little more of the area than just from an interstate.  Spent that night in West Memphis, AR.  As we drove towards this RV Park I started to get nervous and I could tell Jack was having a few second thoughts but then we drove into the campsite and it was lovely.  Right on the Mississippi River.  That evening we watched the barges go up and down the Mississippi.  What a beautiful campsite.
Tuesday found us driving in four states.  We left Arkansas and went into Tennessee for a short while then through Mississippi to spend the night in Alabama.  Wednesday saw us driving across Alabama to Valdosta, Georgia.  The next day was our short day.  Instead of 274-283 miles a day we only had 210 miles to go to get to New Smyrna Beach, FL.
We got all the way to 21 miles west of NSB when the motor home started overheating.  All the miles we put on this since April 1st and we have our first problem 21 miles west of NSB.  Many many quarts of water later we finally got to our winter home.  We have been setting up our homestead slowly and are settling in.  Stay tuned for our next installment. 
PS  It has been raining on and off but no problems with the hurricane.