RV travels around the USA
It has been over a month since my last blog update which has been somewhat of a challenging blur and then a generous portion of downtime. But alas, that can be life sometimes. But, all is now good and we feel thankful for our blessings. So, our plan was to make a wide loop from our Virginia home to see family and friends and then settle at our Florida RV park on November 1st. And then in the first leg of this tour we both tested positive for Covid…crud!
The travel day was right at 150 miles and three hours to this small town of Hannibal Missouri. It is located along the mighty Mississippi River and right on the state line with Illinois. The drive was on US-36 that is in decent shape and more non-interstate driving, that I’ve found that I quite enjoy seeing all the small town life. Our eastbound journey is really moving along!
Our commute was a reasonable 185 miles south on I-29 to St Joseph Mo, and then east on US-36 to the small hamlet of Hamilton, Missouri – the quilting capital of the world! The interstate had some rough patches and construction, but US-36 was not bad to travel. Years ago, Pat’s parents (Ray & Pat), actually took US-36 from Indiana to Colorado in their truck and 5th wheel camper. It was cool to think that we were retracing a portion of their journey.
Continue reading “Hamilton Missouri – The Quilting Capital of the World!”
Yes, we took a quick getaway to drive over to Branson for 2 days and 1 night and had an absolutely great time! It was only a 2-hour drive from our campsite near Mountain View. Just as a reminder, we stayed a couple of weeks in Mountain View waiting for the warranty replacement of our convection microwave. Continue reading “Branson Missouri; Vacation!”
This relocation has to be one of the easiest to navigate yet. From Sikeston to Dexter the landscape is completely flat. You can see for miles. Once you reach Dexter and Crowley’s Ridge, things start to get interesting. West of Poplar Bluff and the hills become like roller coasters. We moved from SE Missouri to Mountain View, Missouri in the south central part of the state all along US-60. In the heart of the Ozarks! Continue reading “Mountain View, Missouri”
After a few weeks of visiting people and places in Indiana and seeing new places in Illinois, it was time to relocate our 40 foot home to a location on the other side of the mighty Mississippi River. It was about 200 miles and a 4 hour drive including one stop along the I-57 southbound route. Continue reading “Sikeston Missouri; Hinton RV Park; & Dexter MO”