Monthly Archives: March 2011

We weren’t sure at first.  The motorhome would not start this morning.  Not sure what that’s about, it wasn’t the battery.  We had problems last year with it not starting and that turned out to be the starter switch.  Perhaps … Continue reading →

Minnesota! Almost!  We came as far as Albert Lea, Minnesota.  We stopped here to say hi and have dinner with family. Tomorrow we’ll go the rest of the way home.   Captain Kirk  This morning we stopped at Riverside, … Continue reading →

It was SNOWING this morning when we left Burlington.   But we didn’t let that stop us from moving about 20 miles west to Mount Pleasant. There is a nice new RV park here with all the hookups, including Internet and cable … Continue reading →

 Snake Alley view from top  Still slowly creeping north.  In Burlington, Iowa, today.  We went to explore the city.  We couldn’t find much in the way of interesting history, but we did find Burlington’s most famous landmark named … Continue reading →

I think we started north too soon.  It’s nasty weather in Minnesota and it’s not so hot here either.  Hopefully, after the weekend things will improve and we’ll go home. Chief Keokuk Today we’re in Keokuk, Iowa, a town of … Continue reading →

Slowly moving north.  But I’m hearing things about a blizzard in northern Minnesota???  We’ll wait another week before we cross that border.  It’s even supposed to be in the freezing temps right here over the weekend. No pictures and nothing … Continue reading →

 Tom Sawyer’s House and the Whitewashed Fence  We went about 30 miles north this morning, to the historic town of Hannibal, Missouri, home of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twin) and Tom Sawyer.  We have been here before, but it was nice to see … Continue reading →

Railroad bridge on the Mississippi  We’re in Bowling Green, Missouri today.  We’ll only stay one night as I have no cell phone service and the Internet is very poor. This is supposed to be a good place to see bald … Continue reading →

About 20 miles from Times Beach (where contaminated soil destroyed a town) is the Weldon Spring Site.  In 1941 the Army, under a state of emergency, acquired 17,232 acres of land here for the production of explosives to use in … Continue reading →

where we are tonite We felt we should leave the casino parking lot, so we found a state park that was open about 30 miles west from where we were so we moved there.  After we got checked in and set … Continue reading →

 St. Louis Gateway to the West  We’re in St. Louis now.  We wanted to stay at the RV park at a casino here, but it doesn’t open until Memorial Day.  I guess that means we’re in the north now????  Oh well, … Continue reading →

North another 80 miles today.  Minnesota keeps getting closer and closer.  We’re in Festus, Missouri, tonight.  On the way here we stopped at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.  It is small historic community on the Mississippi River.  We followed the signs to … Continue reading →

Covered Bridge We’re still in Cape Girardeau, MO.  It has been wet and cold, but the forecast is looking up. Today, after lunch at a nearby Mexican restaurant, we drove outside of town to visit the Bollinger Mill State Historic … Continue reading →

 birds  We have been seeing flocks of birds.  I think they’re just waiting for Minnesota to warm up so they can fly home. We drove 85 miles north and are in a nice private RV park in Cape … Continue reading →

Lady Luck Casino North we go, another 30 miles.  This time we are in Caruthersville, Missouri, a small town on the Mississippi River.  There is a small casino here and we had planned to stay in their RV park, but … Continue reading →

Goodbye Memphis.  There are more things to see and do in Memphis, but maybe next year.  This morning we headed 30 miles north to a small town named Blytheville.  We chose this town because it has an RV park that is in the … Continue reading →

We had to be out of the RV park by 11am so we moved it to a Walmart parking lot and took the car back into the city, returning to Beale Street.  There is a dry goods shop there that … Continue reading →

Sun Studio Time to move on.  North to Memphis.  It was only about 30 miles, but it was time for for a change.  One of the first things we saw when we got into Memphis was Sun Studio, the studio that … Continue reading →

We are still in Tunica, staying another few more days.  It’s nice here and we’re not ready to go to Minnesota yet. We haven’t been doing much the last few days.  It rained some, and it’s been cold.  The river … Continue reading →

We have decided to stay in this area for another two days.  This morning we went in to town for breakfast at a restaurant we had heard has high ratings, The historic Blue & White Restaurant.  We like to check out the local places … Continue reading →