Author Archives: chppio

After a tough night for Diana we got up, and broke camp.  By 10:00 we were underway and soon romping through the rolling hills and thick woods in this part of Missouri.  We headed generally southeast and stopped for lunch … Continue reading →

OK, so we’re still here in Branson.  So sue us!  😀 Actually, we have been enjoying this Disneyland South and its many offerings.  The people of the Ozarks are warm, friendly, generous and altogether welcoming.  The hills are green — … Continue reading →

Well, we have been out of Wi-Fi range since Wednesday, so we have come catching up to do. WEDNESDAY We drove away from KC with heavy, threatening weather all around us, but dry pavement underneath us.  As we drove south, … Continue reading →

It rained hard last night, but the rain had stopped by the time we woke up.  We’re staying here in Kansas City one more day to let the thunderstorms, heavy rain and flooding slack off a little bit before we … Continue reading →

It’s still raining here.  Fairly hard overnight, but the forecast says the showers should diminish today except for scattered thundershowers and a slight chance of tornados! We started off east on Highway 70 and 40 and suddenly discovered we were … Continue reading →

Saturday night is quiet in Concordia.  And we awoke to a beautiful, partially blue sky.  Happy Easter to everyone! While we were getting ready to leave we had the TV tuned to the Weather Channel.  Big thunderstorms and tornado warnings … Continue reading →

After a peaceful, restful, quiet night in Lindsborg, we awoke to very threatening clouds covering the entire sky, horizon to horizon.  Problem?  Not for the intrepid S&D team!  We were off again, heading north and after a while east to … Continue reading →

After a restful night (sans rain) we were up fairly early, enjoying bird songs and ample hot water.  Diana was anxious to check out because she had an appointment with, um, nature, more accurately geological nature.  She will now enlighten … Continue reading →

After staying overnight in the “Brickyard” district of Oklahoma City (what we will henceforth refer to as the “soft underbelly” of that city) we made a quick exit to Highway 35 north.  Since Diana had missed out on thrift shop … Continue reading →

We woke up and went to the KOA cafe for coffee, since yesterday I managed to break our French press.  The coffee was very good, and we started up a conversation with our neighbors.  We had a lot in common.  … Continue reading →