Friday 18 Sept We spent most of the morning and half the afternoon sitting in the camper being glad we were not on the road. We watched all the other coaches pull out and get on the interstate while the wind blew so hard it took both of us to hold the door to get Rudy out. At one point he was at the end of his leash and it was vibrating so hard his little head was just a wobbling in step with it. We finally took a drive into WaKeeney visited the Museum, two veteran parks and found three Geo-caches before stopping for diner at Jake & Chet's dinner. The Museum once again impressed us for a town of less than 2000 people and most items came with a note of who had and/or wore them. The dinner was almost very good, we had the special(prime rib) not the best we ever had but for $17.00 it was good and we brought more than half of it home with us (Rudy was happy). We wanted to stop at the antique store beside the campground but it was closed by the time we returned. The wind died down somewhere after 7pm we took Rudy for several walks around the park and settled in about 8pm.
Saturday 19 Sept. We hit the road at 9:30 stopped for fuel right beside the campground and were rolling again by 9:45. We are traveling two lanes roads again, they are much more relaxing. However, today we traveled about 208 and arrived at 3pm. That is 5 1/2 hours an average of less than 40 mph, but in Diane's defense we stopped for fuel, in Alexander for bathroom break, two rest areas because they were on our way and had geo-caches, and Wal-Mart to have left-overs for lunch . Now Alexander like WaKeeney has original brick streets through the old parts of town, very well maintained towns but like most have given way to Wal-Mart and other chain stores with downtown suffering. We are now at Spring Lake campground in Halstead KS. A nice CG with a lot of permanent/seasonal sites but they were nice and we are happy with our 14 dollar night site. We are planning to leave tomorrow breaking the two night rule but we need to speed things up a little. Tomorrow trip is planned for 225 mile plus a fuel stop, it will be long day for us.
Sunday 20 Sept. We didn't get on the road until 10:00, but we finally got moving. We are beginning to remember why Kansas is such a hated state to travel through. We did manage to do the two lane roads again, but it is just as flat and boring as the interstate. We stopped for gas in Eldorado, KS at the Triple S Ranch Supply store that was rather interesting to walk through, mostly selling cowboy boots and jeans.....not what you normally see. There were no pay at the pump machines and you can pump first then go pay. We started out in the dry plains of Kansas, then all of a sudden, things started to turn green and lush. We are now in the south east portion of Kansas and they have had a lot of rain here, so everything is green and the grass is still being mowed. Our last stop on the way was a rest area at the site infamous mass murders of Kansas (The Bender's) and of course a geo-cachce. We cross the Missouri border and head to our CG, The Big Red Barn RV Park, in Carthage, MO. It is on Old 66, so hopefully tomorrow we'll get to do some touring.
Monday 21 Sept. We didn't get moving this morning. Rudy and Brad had a really long walk, while I sat in bed for that first cup of coffee, and it still took me about another 30 min. until I made it to the kitchen. I put dishes away and cleaned up a little, then sat out side with Brad for a while. We
decided to have breakfast in, then Brad decided it was the day to shave, so it was a relaxing morning at home. We finally got on the road about noon heading into Carthage, stopping at Iggy's dinner for lunch, nice place and the food was pretty good. After that we headed into the town square where we find a very impressive Court House, it was huge and beautiful. We parked took some pictures then decided to hit a couple of the antique shops and some of the other stores on the town square. It really amazes us the different items you find in the different areas. We then found the local butcher shop to stock up on supplies, and off to the grocery store. I am pretty sure we are now set for the rest of the trip.....but as usual, we'll run out of something and have to go shopping again. We got home about 5:00, put everything away and Brad is making dinner (chicken), while I finish the blog. We plan on hitting the road again tomorrow, for a couple of 1 night stops until we get to Shane's and then on to Dillsburg for a couple of days. After that we will be off to Tioga County to check out the house and talk with the renters.
Brad, Diane and
Rudy
Sunday 20 Sept. We didn't get on the road until 10:00, but we finally got moving. We are beginning to remember why Kansas is such a hated state to travel through. We did manage to do the two lane roads again, but it is just as flat and boring as the interstate. We stopped for gas in Eldorado, KS at the Triple S Ranch Supply store that was rather interesting to walk through, mostly selling cowboy boots and jeans.....not what you normally see. There were no pay at the pump machines and you can pump first then go pay. We started out in the dry plains of Kansas, then all of a sudden, things started to turn green and lush. We are now in the south east portion of Kansas and they have had a lot of rain here, so everything is green and the grass is still being mowed. Our last stop on the way was a rest area at the site infamous mass murders of Kansas (The Bender's) and of course a geo-cachce. We cross the Missouri border and head to our CG, The Big Red Barn RV Park, in Carthage, MO. It is on Old 66, so hopefully tomorrow we'll get to do some touring.
Monday 21 Sept. We didn't get moving this morning. Rudy and Brad had a really long walk, while I sat in bed for that first cup of coffee, and it still took me about another 30 min. until I made it to the kitchen. I put dishes away and cleaned up a little, then sat out side with Brad for a while. We
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| Nice CG, and they park you every other site....Nice!! |
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| The old Court House |
Rudy
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| Just some neat old buildings!! |
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