Left Plano, TX on Monday morning to drive all day towards Joplin, Missouri. Stopped at a Walmart to buy a modem so we could have mobile internet to help with information en route.
Fairly uneventful trip. In spite of the devastating tornado a few years ago, Joplin looked like any other bustling rural town.
Tuesday we drove from Joplin to St Louis. Stopped at the Bass Pro Shop for a break in Springfield. There was lots to look at on the drive - the Tracker boats factory was HUGE with boats lining the yard which was at least a mile long! All covered with plastic and awaiting delivery, everything from party pontoons to bass fishing boats. I also noticed 'Bob's Gas and Bowsers' which was in this fellow's paddock - a whole collection of gas pumps from the last 50 years or more!
We had time for a quick visit to the the St Louis premium outlets at Chesterfield, which were off of our GPS - so that was a bit of fun navigating - thanks to our internet we were able to get there without too much of a headache!
Arrived mid-afternoon at Al & Patricia's house. We met them on the Panama cruise and had advised them we would be in town and offered to meet them for dinner. They promptly invited us to dinner at their home! We spent the afternoon catching up, comparing cruise notes and all sorts of other interesting topics. Al says that there are about 8 deer which visit their pond of an afternoon - but they must have gotten a better offer today. Best we saw were: some cardinals, golden finch, robins, squirrels, wrens, ducks and a snapping turtle!
Patricia cooked a fantastic meal - complete with home grown asparagus, freshly picked by Al!
A lovely evening!
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