are just not worth that much to me - Just kidding!To update: yesterday, we got a late start from the Lawlesses because of our late-night games, so we only stopped during the day to buy groceries. We camped across the Mississippi from St. Louis, MO, in a little town called Cahokia. The bugs were terrible!
This morning, we got a reasonable start and went into St. Louis for a few hours in the morning. We saw the gateway arch, along with the museum underneath. We had seen
lots of Lewis and Clark things in Tillamook, OR a few years back, but it was neat to see things from the other perspective - the start of their trip. Emily, Michael, Beth, and I went up the tram to the top. It was a great view, but I was kicking myself for having forgotten to bring the camera up! Sorry :(
We got to put our feet in the Mississippi River, which was pretty warm. Also visited the old cathedral near the monument, St. Louis the King. It has no gold and no stained glass, all light and airy with silver and green, but it was rather pretty.
In Illinois, we stopped and saw the "Lincoln Log Cabin" which was Thomas Lincoln's farm, bought just before Abe started his law practice. So the future president never lived there, but he visited his father several times on his circuit. Actually, it wasn't the real cabin. That was dismantled and taken to be displayed at the fair, but it never came back. What they have is an accurate replica, with working living-history "interpreters". It was pretty neat to see just how they lived. (and to compare it to the Lawlesses ranch.)So tonight we're camping in Richmond, IN (I didn't know there was one) at Grandpa's Farm RV Park, a nice little place (with free wifi!)
Tomorrow, we have to be at Steubenville by 4:00 to drop off some excess luggage, and we plan to be at "the lake" by Sunday. Talk to you all later!
-Rebekah
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