Day 10 - Cox's Creek, KY to Branson, MO

Bridge over the Mississippi in St. Louis


Hinterland Kentucky



Fort Knox, Kentucky

Alice writes – got up at 5.20 this morning just to ensure a good start. Were able to leave Cox’s Creek shortly after 6.00 and head on out to the interstate. Since we knew we had at least 10 hours of driving ahead of us, we decided to do all interstate and not to stop anywhere for very long. Entering he central time zone helped a great deal, since we gained an hour somewhere along the way.

We did actually pass Fort Knox, you know, the building with all of the gold in it. The route also led us to St. Louis and we did want to go through the city center to get our fans a picture of the famous arch, but then we listened to some truckers on the CB saying that there was construction and traffic jams so we bypassed it. Did get a photo of the bridge crossing the Mississippi though!
I know, the arch would have been better, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers, right?

Actually got to Branson, MO at the very reasonable time of 16.00 and checked into our motel which, again, is very nice and clean. Research does pay off!
Called the Titanic museum and wanted tickets for tomorrow morning at 9.00, but the earliest they could get us in was 11.00. We declined because Tim’s not really interested and I do want to get home to see Tom and my kitties so Tom, we’ll just have to go some other time and let the neighbors feed the cats.

Our motel is located on the east end of the strip so we didn’t get to see much of Tourist Central, but we’ll certainly do that tomorrow morning.
For tonight we have tickets to Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Show so we’re resting up for that right now. For those of you who don’t Dolly Titty Parton, google her and her show.
Will take photos, if possible, and report tomorrow.

Yeehaw!

p.s. we drove 566 miles today

p.p.s. drank enough wine to get us geared for the “patriotic finale” that they’re going to have at the show – a demonstration of pure nationalism if you ask me, but unfortunately nobody asks me J.

p.p.p.s. Tim’s talking about his plumbing again – HELP!

Tim writes: Dolly WHAT Parton?

(Franklin Lewis, Mayor of Cox’s Creek Kentucky says: only two good things ever came out of Tennessee, and Dolly Parton has both of them!)