MILE 3052

Day 8. One word: CARHENGE!

























As we drove down through Nebraska and into Kansas, we were impressed with the brick streets we found in many of the downtowns.








We dropped down about twenty miles into the (E-W) center of Kansas, then headed east. We noticed that the further east we got, the better the towns looked, probably an indication of the local economies. Many trains pulling many cars full of coal.
A brief visit to the geographical center of the USA.


















Day 9: Kansas
Stayed in Concordia. Nothing spectacular (apologies to Concordia). Stopped in Marysville for coffee and breakfast. Met George, knowledgeable about entire sandwich selection at restaurant. Also fast friend of everyone in the place who, in turn, were knowledgeable about town. Lovely little place....more brick streets, 1st Pony Express building. Jostling shoulders with biker dudes for photo ops. I held my own.
So much corn, so many questions.

Onto Hiawatha Kansas to visit the strange grave of John M. Davis. Lovely marble statues. Great story.








Crossed Missouri River into Missouri at St. Joseph in the early afternoon.

Hunkered down for the evening in Hannibal. Apparently this was the birthplace of fictional characters Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher. Charming Mississippi riverfront area with many fine pubs and cheesy shops(selling Wisconsin cheese). Adding to the ambiance while strolling through park was Meth dude. He could have posed for riot of Wyoming billboards cleverly encouraging folks not to use meth.

Fun little Italian restaurant and back to very luxurious room. A swim and off to bed.

Day 10. We cross the Mississippi on the Canton Ferry, the oldest ferry still serving the Mississippi River.













It drops us off on a gravel road on the Illinois side. We wander aimlessly through small towns on one and two lane roads, stopping only for a brief visit with the fertility stone
before hitting the interstate and winding up in Dale, Indiana. Where? Right next to Santa Claus, of course.

We have had to make executive decision that will effect our survival. Creationism museum may not happen for us. $44.00 seems a high price to pay. And, talk radio has provided us already with minutes of hilarity.