Day 4 – Goreville, IL – Nebraska City, NE
WHEW – long days of driving... 511 miles and 9 hours of driving. I keep asking Drew if he wants me to drive but he says he wants to make time… so I guess that means no. Besides he would have to be the one to hold on to Maye if and when she had to use the potty. The only time we stopped was to get gas and that was also the same potty break for Drew, Brigit and Riley.
So we made our way out of Illinois and crossed the entire state of Missouri on I-70 from St. Louis to Kansas City. Still love seeing the St. Louis arch but the city itself shows blight… many of the buildings of the inner city are abandoned and marked with graffiti. Once on the West side of St. Louis the countryside was beautiful, marked with corn fields and nice farm houses.
It began raining in the Kansas City area and continued as we headed North on I-29 to Iowa. Although we would continue our trip through Iowa, we crossed the Missouri River (for about the 5th time that day) and stayed that evening at the Victorian Acres RV Park & Campground in Nebraska City. Angie and her black lab were super nice waiting in the office for us to show up… it was close to 7pm. I made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and we opened up a bottle of 2004 red wine (a very earthy pinot noir) that we had purchased in a quaint little shop near the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy in April of 2008. Boy did that taste good… we are really enjoying the motorhome experience. It was raining, cold and damp… but who cares! We did a couple of loads of laundry, straightened up the “digs” and we all got a good night’s sleep.
P.S. Mom’s goose egg looks so much better… the color of her cheek goes from dark eggplant to greenish-grey… much of it pocketed under her eye and the top of her cheekbone. She’s scares herself when she looks in the mirror.
WHEW – long days of driving... 511 miles and 9 hours of driving. I keep asking Drew if he wants me to drive but he says he wants to make time… so I guess that means no. Besides he would have to be the one to hold on to Maye if and when she had to use the potty. The only time we stopped was to get gas and that was also the same potty break for Drew, Brigit and Riley.
So we made our way out of Illinois and crossed the entire state of Missouri on I-70 from St. Louis to Kansas City. Still love seeing the St. Louis arch but the city itself shows blight… many of the buildings of the inner city are abandoned and marked with graffiti. Once on the West side of St. Louis the countryside was beautiful, marked with corn fields and nice farm houses.
It began raining in the Kansas City area and continued as we headed North on I-29 to Iowa. Although we would continue our trip through Iowa, we crossed the Missouri River (for about the 5th time that day) and stayed that evening at the Victorian Acres RV Park & Campground in Nebraska City. Angie and her black lab were super nice waiting in the office for us to show up… it was close to 7pm. I made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and we opened up a bottle of 2004 red wine (a very earthy pinot noir) that we had purchased in a quaint little shop near the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy in April of 2008. Boy did that taste good… we are really enjoying the motorhome experience. It was raining, cold and damp… but who cares! We did a couple of loads of laundry, straightened up the “digs” and we all got a good night’s sleep.
P.S. Mom’s goose egg looks so much better… the color of her cheek goes from dark eggplant to greenish-grey… much of it pocketed under her eye and the top of her cheekbone. She’s scares herself when she looks in the mirror.
Love the updates. Are you taking pictures? ZCan't wait to see some.
ReplyDeleteHi Cora, Maye, Brigid, Riley and the super driver Drew!! I am so glad you got your blog going!! Greg was amazed that he called you just as you were traveling over our favorite stomping grounds in KY. We loved taking our boat there for campouts.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you all are doing well. Nicole said Fiona is eatting treats out of her hand!! Go figure.
Hi Cora and the Crew,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having the time of your life! Can't wait for pictures. Enjoy your trip. You are doing something I hope Sam & I can do when retirement arrives on our doorstep. Enjoy!
Cora...what a wonderful experience. It brought a tear to my eye when you told of all the things your Mom wanted to do (her bucket list) and to hear that you and Drew are helping her to do it.
ReplyDeleteI wish you a safe and wonderful trip and hopefully see you soon. Take care.
I had to sign in as Sagtrs, for future reference this is Pam Mondfrans
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