Riding Around in Sikeston, Missouri

August 10, 2024 On August 8 (Thursday), we rode to Lambert’s, Home of the Throwed Rolls and had lunch. Lambert’s is a fun place to eat. The food is Southern, with the traditional sides of turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra, fried potatoes with onions, potato salad, sliced beats, cucumbers and onions and macaroni and […]

Heading to Hinton RV Park in Sikeston, Missouri

August 8, 2024 Yesterday morning, we pulled out of our Harvest Host stop, Wood Hat Spirts, and got back on I-70 E. We drove past Wood Hat Spirts, and continued on our way towards St. Louis. We stopped at the first rest stop we came to and checked to make sure all was well with […]

Breakfast at Grow2Gather and a Visit to Wood Hat Spirts

August 8, 2024 Yesterday, when we got up, we headed over to Grow2Gather on the other side of Wood Hat Spirts. The weather was still cloudy and 67 degrees F. I slowly walked Nox over to Grow2Gather, while Bruce went in to find out if having Nox on the patio would be okay. They said […]

Visiting Curling Vine Winery

August 7, 2024 Yesterday, after we got parked at Wood Hat Spirts, I asked Bruce if he was interested in seeing what the winery had to offer. The answer was a resounding, “Yes!” We walked through the parking lot, down the hill to the entrance to the winery. The Curling Vine Winery was open until […]

Stopped at a Harvest Host, The Wood Hat Sprits in Missouri

August 6, 2024 This morning, we pulled out of Walt’s Four Seasons Campground in Kansas at 8:45 AM. There was a lot of road and bridge construction. Surprisingly, we saw a Stuckies We stopped in Topeka, Kansas at a Love’s Tuck Stop to fuel up. We spotted a tiny house being moved. We headed down […]

Review of Walt’s Four Seasons Campground and Country Store in Abilene, Kansas

August 5, 2024 Updated in the evening The staff at the country store were very friendly. We enjoyed the Hunt’s Brothers Pizza and wings made fresh for us. The store has rocking chairs and a porch swing in the front. These do look over the gas pumps. The fuel pumps are covered and the roof […]

Back to Walt’s Four Seasons Campground & Country Store After a Day Spent at New Horizons

August 5, 2024 The New Horizons service center took the RV in at 9:00 AM and finished with the RV at 4:00 PM. I am truly grateful they had a lovely, comfortable, dog friendly lounge. I am not sure what we would have done to keep Nox cool in the 101 degree F heat. Once […]

Silly Door in Lakewood, Colorado

August 5, 2024 On August 2, after so much work packing up the RV, I didn’t feel like making super. We decided to eat out at one of favorite Chinese restaurants, Szechuan Chinese Restaurant in Lakewood. We parked the truck and started walking to the restaurant and passed this door. It was funny enough that […]

At the New Horizons Service Facility for our MORryde Suspension

August 5, 2024 This morning, we got up at 8:00 AM and quickly got the RV packed up. Since we hadn’t unhitched the RV from the truck, it went quickly. We drove the 15 miles to the New Horizons Service Facility. We arrived right at 9:00 AM. I was impressed with our timing. We got […]

Heading a Short Distance East on I-70 to Abilene, Kansas

August 4, 2024 In Ellis, KS, we got up at 8:30 AM and got dressed. Nox was happy to go for a walk. After Nox’s needs were taken care of, Bruce and I walked to JR’s BrickHouse Diner and had breakfast. If you’re ever in Ellis, Kansas, JR’s BrickHouse Diner is worth a stop. Bruce […]