Out and About in Eureka Springs

Thanks to a customer we have discovered a great new eating place.  The Oasis in downtown Eureka Springs serves absolutely fabulous "Ark-Mex" lunches.  It is hidden away on one of the stairways between upper N. Spring Street and Main.  When we finally hunted it down it was well worth the visit.  The restaurant is very small, reasonably priced and usually crowded with locals and those visitors who have heard about it from locals.  If you are walking the downtown shops during the lunch hours we highly recommend you stop.  I've tried to recreate the house dressing served on the side salads; it is so good I have asked them to bottle it! Sean's favorite is the Huevos Ranchero.

When I first moved to town I'd drive by the Pine Mountain Jamboree and say to myself; "good gosh, Hee-Haw Lives!".  Well, the laugh was on me and my snobby attitude. We attended the show at the end of last season and were pleasantly surprised and very entertained.  It features music of all tastes, with a fair bit of family-friendly comedy mixed in.  The musicians and singers were truly outstanding.  The show appealed to a wide variety of musical tastes, some country, some pop and some Christian; all artistically presented.  We liked the show so much that we got 2 seasons passes for this year and have been promised that this year's show is even better than last year - we can't wait to see for ourselves. It's a great evening's entertainment while you are visiting Eureka!

Ah, where to stay.  We've highlighted some lake lodging and Riders-only locations in the past so now we'll go a little more traditional. For those who want to be on the trolley route closer to downtown a favorite motel is the Edelweiss Inn.  The owners are bikers themselves and are accustomed to catering to motorcyclists needs.  The motel is clean, comfortable, reasonably priced and has plenty of parking.  It is located just behind the Café Amore (great pizza) on US62 East. We've had lots of compliments for the Edelweiss from many riders.