Got out of Davenport and Thompson's Trailer and RV service center by 10:15 am this morning. Had an appointment at Thompson's for 8:15 to have some wiring checked out between coach and tow vehicle. There was a short and some corrosion in both the 7-way and the 4-way connections, an hour and a half later we hooking the car up and getting ready to head south on Hwy 61. Highway 61 is what we took last year up to Superior, Wisconsin and now this year heading south on the same road departing Davenport. Hwy 61 to Hwy 24 to Hwy 63 and here we are for the night in Columbia, Missouri at the Cottonwood RV Park. Shouldn't be more than about 3 hours into Branson, Missouri tomorrow, no place picked out to stay yet just hoping for a good spot in a clean RV park.
These secondary and state highways are in some ways nice and in others not. Stop and go in all the small towns along the way, but usually some good sights in each place.........real Americana if you know what I mean. Then again the rest stops and almost non-existent for the most part and usually difficult in and out for a rig like ours. Gas dipped to $2.01 around Monroe, Missouri but back up to $2.15 here in Columbia, we'll see what going further south does tomorrow. To this point we've traveled 1946 miles since leaving Phoenix (holy cow batman...I was born in 1946) and we're only getting started, Bev keeps adding places to stop.
Just happen to think, I feel like Paul Revere or Ben Franklin and the like sitting here drinking from my new copper mug, Ice water, coffee and oh yes Moscow Mules are all good in the copper!
Started raining and storming shortly after we got set up here at about 7 pm and the storming has subsided but the rain continues, ought to be some good sleeping tonight with the pitter patter of rain drops hitting the roof. We could us a few good night sleeps after 3 jam packed weeks in Iowa and all the visiting and activities we took part in, it's always great fun filling those 3 weeks with new memories and thoughts of those of times gone by! We sincerely thank all our friends and family for the hospitality we're always shown.
Our last visit with Mom was a good one, she did at first remember both of us and the again on and off while we were visiting, we made that our last visit wanting to remember her remembering us as best she could. It's very emotional seeing your Mother like that and just talking with my sister Nancy about her causes us both to feel sad, it's just so hard.
TV is back on the storm and rain must be letting up a bit, got an old western to watch, my favorite thing to do don't ya know!
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