Thurs
- There is a golf course with the Grand Falls resort so we
decided to play today - $40 each for 18 holes including a cart. We
picked up the cart at the pro shop and drove it to our site to load
the clubs. The driving range is also right beside the RV area so we
warmed up before starting the round. The course is beautiful and
well maintained. We caught up to a foursome ahead of us after a few
holes and they waved us through as they were spending time looking
for balls in the rough. The weather was quite warm so we were worn
out by the time we finished. We took the clubs back to the rig and
then had to lend the casino a few dollars (took a long time!) before
heading back for dinner.
Fri
– On the road again heading south. The casino is in Iowa but
we immediately hit South Dakota before going into Missouri. We
looked for a RV site in St. Joseph but the 2 that we called didn't
have big enough sites so we had an adventure getting diesel and
carried on. I looked in the Good Sam book and found Jellystone in
Lawrence. I didn't notice that it was Kansas as it was in the
Missouri section but it rang a bell with Terry so I checked FB and
found out that Chief & Debra are work-camping there so it didn't
matter that we went a bit out of our way!! Set up and the kid who
parked us got Debra on his golf cart as we told them we knew her.
Chief was working but we had a nice visit with Deb before making
dinner & relaxing.
Sat
– Chief contacted us and suggested going to breakfast with him
& Deb and then playing golf with him & a friend (Darrel).
Breakfast was in downtown Lawrence which is a college town with
older, restored buildings. On the way back, we drove past big, old
“mansions” that are often frat houses now. Chief picked us up
for a fairly long drive to a “country” golf course - $15 per
person including a cart. But we all had fun. On the 13th
hole, a light rain started and we decided to play through the 14th
hole as it headed back to the clubhouse. When the rain got harder we
said “bag it” and hustled back to the car. I had dinner ready to
eat when Chief came by with Darrel & his wife to see our rig.
After a beer, they invited us to their place so we took 15 minutes to
gobble down dinner and walked over. Terry got a buddy burner and we
ended up visiting until after midnight.
Sun
– Chief deposited our buddy burner on our picnic table so we
didn't go see them before pulling out this morning. A little tight
so a guy kindly moved his pickup so we could make the turn at the end
of our row! We took I70 toll road back to MO ($2.75 there, $3.75
back?) and headed south. We had torrential rain most of the way.
The truck decided to test us by blowing the clamp again – 3
times!!! Each time Terry was able to pull the the shoulder and fix
it as we definitely wanted to avoid having to tow the rig & 5th
wheel. We stopped for lunch “somewhere” and had to wade through
water after parking in WalMart and going across the road to Burger
King. We found the RV park in Branson where we have stayed before
and followed the GPS through town rather than being smart enough to
go around the long way. Nice to get set up and relax. Got the name
of a mechanic to contact tomorrow!!!
Mon
– After a cup of coffee, Terry went to find the mechanic. He
had a look at the truck and said the repair would not hold any more
and we needed a new “turbo boot” which of course would have to be
ordered. Terry checked with the local Chev dealer who, after a
couple of phone calls, found one in Missouri that could be
overnighted and get here tomorrow. But the mechanic was still
looking for one online so we had a late breakfast and then went
shopping while we waited. WalMart and a grocery store next door
provided what I thought we needed but of course I did not grab the
list when we left! The weather is hot and incredibly humid so we had
to take the groceries home right away and get everything put away.
Terry talked to the mechanic again and gave him to OK to order the
part from Chevy so we can get the truck fixed tomorrow. After dinner
we took a little walk around the park which was enough with the
humidity.
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