Harbinger of Spring

April 15/2019  Weather  nice temperature today, 75/55. 

Spring in the Midwest - green and blooms

Perfect spring weather in Missouri.  We did feel some strong south winds that eventually made us tired of fighting the gusts on the side of the coach (we are travelling northeast).  About 2:30 we stopped at Springfield KOA.  We enjoy staying here as we met the owners a few years ago and had some funny episodes with them and their dogs - The Kings.  Once again we chatted and caught up with them when we checked in.  Nice, nice people.
Missouri interstates were willed with Eastern Redbuds!  So pretty.

Redbuds

Big Shout Out

Oct 25/17   This is a story you have to hear about the owners of the Springfield, Missouri KOA.
In the Fall of 2015 we camped near Charleston, SC at James County RV Park.  Great camping spot.  Our back in lot was kind of a buddy lot to the next lot which was a really friendly younger couple with 2 greyhound dogs.   The dogs really kept this couple moving, one time the lady came back with mud and dog poop smeared allover her legs.   They had take the dogs to the dog park and let them off then realized there was no fencing.   Apparently Greyhounds tend to chase a squirrel or whatever they see till they drop or catch the squirrel which is why they use these dogs in the racing circuits.  Both dogs were rescue from the racing.  The lady kind of went crazy calling and chasing her dogs to come back and get them on a leash.  She did get them but thus the mud and dog poop as she fell along the way!!!  It was hilarious and we had happy hour a few times with the couple.  Super nice people.  Turns out they own the KOA in Springfield, Missouri.
We wrote it in our KOA book and vowed to stop and say hello if we ever went by their campground.   When we checked in we said "do you still have Greyhounds? We camped beside you quite some time ago in Charleston, SC.   These people must meet hundreds if not thousands of campers.   They remembered us!!!  Billy said "well we have been on our way here since then".  Hahaha.  We had a good laugh.
Small World and once again you meet the nicest people living the camping life.

Crossing the MidWest

Oct 24/17  Tuesday the weather was blustery, rainy and cold .... almost freezing at night!!!  32 F.  We stayed overnight in Casey, Illinois at the KOA.  It's just a  small town but to draw visitors they have built some Guinness World Book of Records items such as Wind Chimes, Rocking Chair, Knitting Needles, Crochet Hook, Pitchfork, Golf Tee, Yardstick, Wooden Token, Dutch Wooden Shoes, Mailbox, Pencil and Birdcage.  Well it was so nasty out we put the furnace on and the electric blanket and stayed in where it was toasty warm.

casey, illinois

Oct 25/17 Wednesday the sun came out which was wonderful to travel in and we headed towards St. Louis.  Crossing over the mighty  Mississippi into Missouri we started to hit a fair amount of corner head wind and Billy had to hang on to the steering wheel !!!  The farther west we went the warmer the day became reaching a high of 70.

sunny warm in Springfield, Missouri

It felt great to camp in Springfield, Missouri at the KOA and have our dinner outside on the patio.  It was quite a change from the last two days. Low tonight only 47. 

crossing the Mississippi