Well, here we are in Hannibal, MO! Of course, you all remember Mark Twain, right? That is where we are, in Mark Twain country. Since the last time I talked with you, we have been out and about visiting family and friends throughout the mid-west. I think I did a short post from our first stop in Iowa, but if not, here goes. We came from Saginaw (Joyce's brother) to Kalamazoo, MI to Prophetstown, IL (Joyce's cousin) to Dyersville, IA (Joyce's cousin) and stayed a couple of days, to Davenport, IA (Joyce's great niece) for one night, then to where we are currently located. We were going to stop in Davenport and see Joyce's brother, but he is in MO - just outside St. Louis - so that is where we are headed. When we get there, we will visit a day or so with Ron (nephew) and Don (brother). From there, who knows where we will head. We are thinking of going a bit south and seeing the Ozarks, or at least some of them. Again, we are way ahead of the color changes, but that's life.
We did hear a couple of days ago, that Boston and surrounding areas received nearly 9 inches of rain from one of the hurricanes. Maybe there was a reason we weren't in that part of the country! I wouldn't want to be caught trying to avoid floods while trying to look at colored trees. Of course, that would be made a little more difficult not knowing the country hardly at all. It has been way too many years to remember any of that, but I am also sure it has changed somewhat the last 40 years!
So, the trip wasn't what we intended, but we are really having a good time driving the back roads, seeing another part of the country and marveling at all the corn and beans being harvested! The weather has really been good, but we have had wind since we left Saginaw! Regardless of which direction we seem to be traveling, it has always managed to come from the side or front, never a trailing wind to help with the gas mileage!
Car is working just fine.
Love to all,
K
Often the best adventures are the unintended ones!
ReplyDeleteIn local news, on Friday the Plains Horsemen defeated the Superior Bobcats by a handy margin. Earlier in the year they defeated the Noxon Red Devils. (Plains is back to playing 8 man football for the first time in 47 years when we played 8 man ball my Freshman year). This wouldn't be counted as news except those two games are two more than they have one in the last three years!
ReplyDeleteGo Horsemen! I think they should have been playing 8-man for a long time. They are on more even ground and it is not a 'step down' it is a step in the right direction!
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