Yesterday, Saturday, we left Clarksville, TN and drove through Kentucky, Illinois, across the Mighty Mississippi, around St Louis and into Missouri (I-24, I-57, I-64, I-70). Last night we stayed in Danville, MO where it was quite stormy but nothing like the horrific weather that hit the western part of Missouri where they had several tornadoes. Today's driving was pretty tiring, although we only went 233 miles, because of very strong cross winds. It required a lot of effort to stay on the road, however, now we are all safe and settled in Humeston, Iowa (I-70, US 63, IA 2, US 65).
Humeston is the small town (fewer than 450 people) where Pat's Great-Aunt Maxine lives. She is 97 and has lived here her entire life. There is a really nice RV park in the city park and we have stayed here several times over the years. It's a good central point from which to visit family and friends. We will be here for a week which will be a welcome respite after working flat out to get ready for the trip and then driving rather hard to get here over the last 3 days.
This morning in Missouri it was 42 degrees when we awoke and tonight it is again supposed to get down into the low 40s. Judy is already glad that she brought lots of silk underwear, however, I keep reminding her that we ARE on our way to Alaska :)
We may not update this too often over the next few days as we will be just kicking-back, visiting and wrapping up a few more things on the coach in preparation for heading out in about a week.
We are traveling to Alaska with friends in two other coaches. Alice, who is driving a Tiffen Allegro Bay and Freddie and Sally who are driving a Newmar Northern Star. Alice has accompanied us from Florida and Freddie and Sally will be joining us In Nebraska on the 20th. We're sure you'll see and hear a lot about them in this blog as we all set out on OUR GREAT ALASKAN ADVENTURE.
Soon, P&J
2 comments:
Woo Hoo! you guys are on your way - time to have some fun. I do NOT envy you having to drive those things and on a windy day I can imagine that it would be just exhausting!
I hope you can spend some quality time with friends and family and get some R&R in before you head out driving again.
Love the map by the way! helps us geeks keep track of where you are going.
Hey! Got your e-mail and just checked out your blog. You guys just traveled not too far from where I used to live and where Aaron grew up! When you were on 63 in MO you went through Macon, which is just a couple hours from Chillicothe. I've driven that same route many, many times. How exciting. You guys are going to have a great time and you are definately due. Have fun!
Malisa
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