Blogs from Washington, Missouri, United States, North America

Today thankfully Nate was able to get into the dentist to fix the crown that he had lost the day before. Thank you to the Marion RV campground host being gracious enough to let us stay on the site for a couple hours over check out time. Thankfully we were still able to get back on the road by 1:00. The drive through St Louis was a little precarious since we hit during rush hour. We finally did get to our campsite. We paid a bit extra so that we could relax by the water, however, we did not plan to find the truck battery dead after lunch/dinner. The first Walmart we went to did not have the battery in stock. By the time we arrived at the second Walmart it was getting very late, and ... read more

A fairly normal start to the day. The temperature was mild early on and the sky overcast but the humidity was very high. The morning was spent going on rolling hills on what appeared to be a fairly busy highway into Jefferson City. We had planned a big day of just over 200km and we reached Jefferson City just before lunch. There is a I a of the Liberty Bell there as well as a smaller version of the Capitol Building. But perhaps the most impressive tag we saw in Jefferson City was the massive Missouri River. It is a huge body of water about 300 meters across and flows quite quickly. We left Jefferson City via the bridge over the river. Our track notes said not to take the cyclist/pedestrian bridge and to ride on ... read more