July 5, 2013 – Drove around Perryville. It is a very pretty,
clean little city. There are several large industrial plants. We had our
Wal-Mart stop for towels and food. We are resting today and planning to drive
into St Louis
tomorrow (about 79 miles one way). Sunny and warm . Jo Ann cooked our first
large meal tonight. It was great- white beans, ham hock, cornbread, lemonade
and cold slaw and of course ice cream and cookies for dessert. Dinner had a few
problems – blow 2 circuit breakers using electric oven and electric skillet
together but only needed a breaker reset. There is a band playing again tonight
and very pleasant to set outside. Each campsite has its own fire pit and there
are several fires tonight. The oak smoke smells great. Great Day!
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| Prissy out BBQing at Memphis South RV Park |
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| Memphis South RV Park |
July 6, 2013 – We had a great day in St Louis. We toured the city on St Louis Fun
Tours. It was an excellent tour. The drive /owner of the bus is a friend of
ours (Barry Slogenhof ?). We did not know he owned the tour company. I flew
with him in Germany
on the C-130. It was a real surprise to see him again and talk about old times
and our upcoming squadron reunion in Arizona.
We also waited in line a Pappy’s BBQ (all the food reviewers said a must see)
for an hour. I am sorry to say it was not worth the wait. I guess we have had
to much good BBQ down south. Also, I was able to find my mother’s old address in
St Louis. It
was only a vacant lot now. However, I did get to see the old neighborhood and
some of the old houses which may have been there when she lived there in 1910.
It is still a very nice place. Great fun!
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| Pappy's BBQ |
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| Downtown St louis |
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| City Tour with Barry |
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| Mother's home |
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