A DAY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
Day 379 – We didn’t go anywhere today; we had plenty to do here at the campground. When the storms are gone, colder weather is supposed to come in. We were busy today: laundry and cooking, but that frees up our next couple of days when the weather will be nicer. We did enjoy the time at home with the lazy cats.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Lake Wappapello State Park, Ridge Campground, Williamsville, MO.
To: Paris Landing/Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday Campground, Buchanan, TN.
Day 378 – At 7 a.m. this morning it was 55 degrees and cloudy. The girls were not happy about leaving, and truth be told, neither were we. This campsite always feels like home to us.
MINGO – 3.
Day 377 – Today was our last day at Mingo NWR, for this trip anyway. It was overcast with little sun and it was quite windy. The high today was 79 degrees. No migrating waterfowl. But we saw other wildlife, like our other two days here.
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Day 376 – Today was a lot like yesterday except we took a different Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Auto Tour route. Today the drive took us up into the hills of the Ozarks where there were a couple of lakes, rather than yesterday’s drive which traveled around the fields that are usually flooded during the fall when waterfowl are expected to arrive.
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Day 375 – We slept in some this morning since for the first time in days, we didn’t have to leave by a certain time for a traveling day. It was 48 degrees and sunny when we got up. It’s quiet and peaceful here; we really like this campground.
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From: Springfield/Route 66 KOA Holiday Campground, Springfield, MO.
To: Lake Wappapello State Park, Ridge Campground, Williamsville, MO.
Day 374 – It’s warming up. At 7 a.m. this morning, it was 35 degrees and sunny. The high today was 68 degrees – a very pleasant day. We departed the Springfield/Route 66 KOA at 9:45 a.m. Our destination today was to be Lake Wappapello State Park near Wappapello, MO. We’ll be there 4 nights, principally to visit Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, one of our favorites.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Kansas City East/Oak Grove KOA Holiday Campground, Oak Grove, MO.
To:Springfield/Route 66 KOA Holiday Campground, Springfield, MO.
Day 373 – So cold this morning, 23 degrees at 7 a.m. The traffic was quite noisy last night from the noise off the I-70 thruway. We have one more one-night stopover tonight; then we will stay for four nights at Wappapello State Park and unwind a bit from the traveling daily ritual.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Salina KOA Holiday Campground, Salina, KS.
To: Kansas City East/Oak Grove KOA Holiday Campground, Oak Grove, Missouri.
Day 372 – We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto. Yes, we crossed over the border today from Kansas into Missouri. Moving right along. It was 28 degrees this morning at 7 a.m. The high today was 45 degrees. Brrrr.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Webster State Park, Hilltop Campground, Stockton, KS.
To: Salina KOA Holiday Campground, Salina, KS.
Day 371 – It was very cold this morning, 27 degrees. We couldn’t check in to our next campground until 3 p.m., so we just hung around here this morning until the appropriate time to leave. Because it was later, we ate lunch before we left. This fooled the girls, and they were surprised to see we were leaving. We departed Webster State Park, after dumping tanks, at 12:55 p.m. It was 50 degrees and sunny.
NICODEMUS.
Day 370 – We spent the morning hanging out and relaxing in the RV. After lunch we took a drive, first to Nicodemus National Historic Site, and then we drove gravel farm roads around the opposite side of the Reservoir, the side across from our campground.
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