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Published: August 31st 2013
August 28, 2013 - Wednesday A lazy day today, just needing to run into the town of Hays to do some laundry. Now this trip would be perfect, if we didn’t have to do laundry. Hahaha!
The drought in Kansas is horrific, we’re told they’ve been experiencing it here in this part of Kansas since 1997. The reservoir here at the campground is totally dry, with large trees growing in it and the lake is way, way down. Hopefully they will get some relief soon.
Marge is battling some Altitude Sickness from going up into the Rockies(over 12, 000’) and has a bad headache, nausea, and is feeling very tired and sleepy. We’re told it takes 48-72 hours to get over it, and today we’re up at about 48 hrs. but no let up as yet.
The town of Hays isn’t very large, but it took us 40 minutes just to get to it. We’re way out in the boonies at this campground. Not many here when we arrived but they seem to be starting to come in now, apparently for the Labor Day Weekend. I think that’s this weekend. Life begins to seem a little
surreal after being away from the ‘norm’ for so long.
Sat out in the evening and watched for deer, none tonight, just lots of stars.
August 29, 2013 - Thursday Marge still feeling the effects of the Altitude sickness, so this will be a down day for us. We did drive around the park and checked out the lake – it looks to be at least 50%!d(MISSING)own on water and the reservoir is dry as a bone with lots of large trees growing in it.
It’s interesting to hear the Meadow Larks singing, such lovely trills and a choir of their own here on the plains.
We grilled out for dinner today but that was a real chore – it got up to 104 today, unbelievably. We came out in the heat and we’re returning in the heat. Hmmm, maybe we should just turn around and go back to Newport. Nah, it’s time to get home.
August 30, 2013 - Friday It was 76 when we left this morning for Oak Grove, Missouri and the KOA Campground. At noon the temperature was 95 and when we arrived the campground it was 104
again.
We pass fields and fields of Milo, or Sorghum as we leave and find out it’s great silage since it needs hardly any rainfall – a good crop for this area! Also along the way we pass so many windmills again, looks like a city of windmills on each side of the road.
Pass by Salina, Abilene, and Topeka and Leavenworth prison. As we exit the Turnpike the vehicles come to a standstill. Looks like an accident with 3 police cars, a couple of Emergency Vehicles, and a couple of wreckers racing past us. After about ½ an hour we’re moving again and see 3 SUV’s pretty banged up, one really bad and, the concrete median fence is pretty broken up in one spot as well. We prayed there were no deaths.
Enter Missouri at 2 p.m. and see the Kansas City Royals Baseball and Football Stadiums, one behind the other. And their slogan is “We bleed Royal Blue.”
Arrive our campground at 2:45, unhook, and go for some groceries while the trailer can cool down in this horrendous heat. But still, at 8 p.m. it’s 88 degrees, too hot to even walk around the
campground.
This will be our last Blog entry – of 3 days - as we will now be visiting family for the duration of the trip. We thank you all so much for riding along with us and for all of your prayers for our safety. We covet continuing prayer for our health and safety till we return.
Adieu - Adios - Auf Wiedersehen - Ciao - Bye I think we hear banjos??
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Jan Chamberlin
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Welcome to Missouri! see you soon- drive safely!