Day 3

Day 3

Tonight I’m sitting in our room at the Drury Inn & Suites in Independence, MO. We rolled in about 4:30 in the afternoon just in time for a quick wash up and make the 5:30 Kick Back reception in the lobby. Free wine, beer and cocktails for all the hotel guests, and of course we took full advantage

of their generosity.

 

It was a 404 mile day with brief look at the Gateway Arch as we crossed the Mississippi and breezed through St. Louis. We’ll visit the Arch on our return later this month. Compared to Atlanta traversing St. Louis was a piece of cake.

 

There is a whole lot of ethanol growing in the miles after miles of corn fields we passed in Illinois. Actually, it amazing to see, either side of the highway as far as the eye can see. Corn is the money crop.

 

A funny thing happened on the way across Missouri; we pulled off at a rest stop, got out of the car and walked up to the reception building. A lady stepped out of the building, looked at Judy and I and said “I know you, you’re friends of Ed and Bonnie Ketchum.” It seems that Bonnie used to work in this woman’s beauty shop and somewhere along the way she met Judy. We had a nice chat and upon parting she said the she was going to text Bonnie to tell her that she had just met us.

 

Dinner tonight was a pure homespun delight. It’s a tradition in this part of Missouri, It’s the kind of place where everybody is friendly and before you leave you are part of the family. The food quality is excellent, the quantity is awesome and the price looks like a roll back to the sixties, it’s known as The Corner Café. Check out the other old Indian.

 

Tomorrow we off the KC and north to Sioux Falls, SD.