We
all had breakfast “at home” and then caught the light rail across the river to
the Gateway Arch. A lady at the RV park
said that parking & sidewalks were under water but it wasn’t as bad as she
made out and we could have taken one vehicle and parked closer than the rail
stop. It was raining but we could see
the entire arch and take pictures.
You
have to go through a check like getting on an airplane to get into the Arch
facilities but you don’t have to take off your shoes. We wandered through the great “Lewis &
Clark” museum and then Bill & Georgia and Lonnie bought tickets to go to
the top of the Arch. Terry & I and
Cindy waited while they made their ½ hour or so round trip. We walked down the street to an old Catholic
church and took pictures of an old courthouse but didn’t walk to tour it. The drizzly weather was not conducive to
walking too much.
We
took the train back to the park and then got into our truck for our next
outing. A shuttle driver told us about
Gus’ Pretzels which bakes bratwurst & hot dogs into pretzels so we had to
check it out. It turned out to be
take-out only so we lined up to get our food and then put down the tailgate and
had lunch. We drove across the highway
to Anhauser Busch to take a tour and see the Clydesdales. We got tickets for a tour in about 45 minutes
but when we saw the size of the group ahead of us and knew it was an outdoor
walking tour of about an hour we decided to turn our tickets back in and leave.
We
relaxed for a bit and then went back to the casino. Bill & Georgia went to the old church for
mass and Lonnie & Cindy also went to the casino. Georgia put a beef roast in the crock pot and
made corn, I made mashed potatoes and Cindy brought corn & watermelon for
another good dinner. Then we all called
it a night.
Apr 28th – Sun – to KC, Missouri
We
all packed up & hooked up and drove to a parking area slightly closer to
the casino. The security guy who drove
the shuttle saw us and picked us up to go to the casino for breakfast. Some of us had to get players cards and then
we all had to get passwords added to our cards to get a discount for the
buffet. After a good breakfast, we
returned to our rigs, hugged goodbye and headed out. We went west to Kansas City and the others
went to Springfield MO. We stopped at a
casino (Ameristar) for a while (Terry bailed us out again) and then had a very
“interesting” trip to find a Passport America RV park (Basswood) north of KC.
We
arrived just before 5, set up and went next door to chat with our neighbors
before dinner. As we parked they held up
their drinks and announced that happy hour had already started. Don & Sue are from Edmonton and have been
full-timers for 12 years. We left when
their dinner was ready and I made dinner for us. We relaxed with TV – checked the weather
channel and found decent weather ahead - and hit the sack.
Apr 29th – Mon – to Minnesota
Our
neighbors left early which made Terry want to get moving so we were on the road
heading north just after 7. True to form,
we found another casino (Lakeside) where we gambled a bit and then took
advantage of 2-for-1 senior day to have lunch at the buffet.
The
weather was lovely and the drive easy on I35. Fields were very green and trees budded out
for a while but then very bare as we got further north. I looked for somewhere to stay and we finally
decided to keep going all the way to Minneapolis and stopped at an RV park at a
casino – Mystic Lake – just SW of Minneapolis.
We stayed here a few years ago.
The
RV office was closed when we drove up at 5:15 and a note said to pull into an
empty site and check with the office in the morning. We set up, had a relaxing drink after the
long day and then went to the casino.
The visit turned out to be quite profitable as we both came out $$ ahead
for a change. We had lots of fun and
fell into bed at midnight after having a sandwich for a very late dinner.
Apr 30th – Tues
Terry
was awake very early and up drinking coffee while I tried to catch a few more
ZZZZs. He went to the RV office, paid
for 3 nights and got the address for a nearby WalMart as we need an oil change. The guys at WalMart said they could not do
the oil change as our truck was too long for their hydraulic lift. That’s a first!! We went to Discount Tire where they don’t do
oil changes and then to Tires Plus who were happy to get us in. I walked back to WalMart for a haircut and
found that the salon did not open until 10 and it was now 9:15. I shopped a bit and was waiting on a bench
when Terry showed up. I finally got my
hair cut and our chores were done.
We
had to go back to the casino – first for breakfast and then to try our “lucky”
slots again. Terry won again and I was
smart enough to quit and watch Terry. At
1:15 we left to drive to Dennis & Gloria’s for dinner. They are 36 miles away in Cottage Grove and
it took 45 minutes to get there. It is only
a month since we left them in Mesa but we had lots to talk about and the time
flew past. We left at 7:15 so I could
get back in time to watch DWTS since I haven’t seen it for a few weeks. And obviously I had to catch up the blog!
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