Steve and Landy wanted to show us one more tourist attraction for the day, which is located in North Little Rock. It’s “The Old Mill”, officially known as "Pugh's Mill Park." It's not an actual old mill, but a life-sized sculpture, built and landscaped in 1933 as a replica of the real Pugh's Mill which actually milled actual grain a century earlier. It's a really beautiful garden spot, a popular place for locals to get wedding pictures taken. The Old Mill is also seen in the opening credits of “Gone with the Wind.”
Once we arrived back to Hot Springs Village, Johnny changed the oil in Big Red while Landy took me to show me her workout facility. They are in the process of expanding the facility and will be adding an indoor track, along with new equipment. I was very impressed with their pool. They have at least 5 lap lanes, which are roped off in the early morning hours, which I was very interested in doing. One of the nice features about the pool is the ceiling as the ability to be opened.
We ended our evening with dinner at the Marina’s restaurant called Last Chance. The restaurant food was very good, unfortunately they struggle to obtain competent help. Being a gated community we were very surprised to find out, if the worker does not live in the community, they have to pay $45 a month for a gate pass.
