Platte City, Missouri

Betty came by this morning to pick up the historical papers that she had left for us to read, and brought us more tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini. We had a great visit just before Donna and I left for places west.

The roads in Missouri are spectacular.  This is a secondary road, Hwy 35, that goes due west out of Hannibal, MO.

This is considered to be better than an Interstate where we come from in Cali, but in this part of the country it's just another road from here to there.

We checked into space 123 in the Basswood RV Resort at about 4 this afternoon.  A nice place, but the sites are a bit close and the location is kinda crazy, being a long way from anywhere!  The best part is that the park is a Passport America park, so we will get the two nights we're here for half price! Gotta watch those pennies!

After setting up we cruised over the Missouri River into Kansas and the "First Town of Kansas", Leavenworth.  We wanted to visit the Penitentiary and Ft Leavenworth, but both were a strikeout.  Just as well as concerns the Penitentiary, but the military museum at the fort was high on our list.  Access to the Fort is, of course, limited, and the late hour meant that the museum was closed anyway.  We'll put that on a future list.

We did get a long distance photo of the penitentiary from the street in front.  Parking along the street is prohibited (I wonder why?), but snapped these as we drove slowly down the street.  We saw the security cameras swiveling to follow us, so we're kinda expecting a visit from a black SUV.

Having found Leavenworth to be somewhat unwelcoming, we left town late in the afternoon and returned to camp.  A good dinner with Betty's Zucchini, and we're ready to go tomorrow!  Stay tuned!