Day 20 & 21 - St. Louis, Missouri

We left KC at 9:30 AM, and got on the road. Tim was able to find and reserve a Yogi Bear Jelly Stone campsite just outside of St. Louis in Eureka, MO. We got there about 3 PM, and had a casual evening of shuffle board, swimming, and mini golf. The camp ground also had an ice cream social, so we each had an ice cream sundae. At the rec hall where we were eating ice cream, they also had the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston baseball game on. Houston pulled it out in the bottom of the ninth, after being down by one run.

The next day, we headed out to see the Arch of St. Louis. There was a museum at the bottom of the arch, and before we went up it, we learned that it is even taller than the Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, and Mount Rushmore. It was incredible, as it was originally conceived in the late 1920s, but only completed in the 1950s. We took a tram up to the top of the monument, and seen a great view of the city. We also watched the movie there called "Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West". We didn't know this before, but St. Louis was called the Gateway to the West. So, Louis and Clark were big around here. We also learned that the group who went on this exploration of the Louisiana Purchase were what today would be considered Special Operations Forces - a select group from the Army who would go on a 2 year expedition to map out this new territory.
Our next event was going on a riverboat on the Mississippi River, for an hour cruise. We were able to have a small lunch on board, and enjoy the cruise.

After the Gateway Arch area of St. Louis, we traveled to what is called Forest Park, which had the Zoo, a golf course, and an interesting smaller park which contained 3 very large concrete turtles, and 5 smaller turtles (see pictures). We ate out at a Chinese restaurant. We came back to the campsite and had some Dad-Peter-Jordan-Emmie fun time goofing around in the camper. The campsite was then holding an event that evening called candy bar bingo, so we played.

It was another blessed day from the Lord, much family fun, and a great sunny day in the 80's! So far, 5794 miles and counting.