Monday, October 20, 2008
October 17-24 - heading home!
Western Maryland & Pennsylvania showed us a last burst of Fall colors as we left Washington DC. We have seen so many amazing places but it's time to get home & we are now moving pretty quickly across country. We stopped in St. Louis to tour the Gateway Arch & the Budweiser brewery. Our RV park was directly across the Mississippi River & we had a fantastic view. The "pods" that take you to the top of the arch & the viewing area could definitely use updating, but they did the job. We leaned across a carpeted ledge to look out the tiny windows, but the views from 630 feet up were amazing. We got some great pictures & were even able to see our RV in the park across the Mississippi River. Pretty cool! The brewery was beautiful & much more ornate than we expected. We have heard the "how beer is made" story many times so it was more of a treat to see the Clydesdales & marvel at the sheer size of this factory. We even saw one of the dalmations! Our final "vacation stop" was a visit to Gayle's new home in Tulsa. We enjoyed seeing her huge apartment & the school she loves attending. We celebrated the day before her birthday with dinner where our waitress was one of her classmates & a very nice girl. Dennis was happy to see for himself how well his little sis is doing! After that, it was just a run for home with quick overnight stays. Everything was in great shape when we arrived. Thank you to Mom & our wonderful neighbors Elaine & Tom, who all kept an eye on things while we were gone. We never worried once about the house & that made our dream trip even more enjoyable. It was so much fun to be gone & it's so nice to be home. Can't ask for more than that!
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