Although it was windy and overcast, I encountered no rain as I drove from Clarks Ferry Campground in Davenport IA to Frank Russell Campground on Mark Twain Lake, a half hour west of Hannibal MO and near Monroe City MO. As we had agreed several days prior, I called a friend and former coworker to tell him I had arrived, and we decided to get together on Thursday, October 6, 2016. He and his wife live about an hour west of the campground. Irene, my GPS, led me straight to their house. They bought a 300+ acre farm to “keep them busy” and, ideally, to provide a small income. They have found, as we all seem to do as we age, that they’ve been kept busier than they expected and are now finalizing the sale of
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