A Few Days on the Road

Hello from Branson, Mo. Today is April 18th, it is Megan Wold's birthday and we are currently waiting for Danielle to fly into Branson to spend some time with us. Our itinerary is Branson, Memphis and Nashville with her.

We have been on the road for a few days, so let me go back and recap what has gone on and a few observations.

Amarillo, TX is much larger than I had expected; a Civic Center with old ornate buildings, AND NO GRAFFITI! We drove around for a while, very horsey area (as you can imagine) and came back to hunker down for the evening as (you guessed it) it was raining!

On to Oklahoma City, OK. Home of Garth Brooks. Lots of red dirt from Texas to OKC, saw a few storm shelters, 2 pedestrians walking along side the highway with their backpacks and dogs(on leashes, thank goodness, & they weren't even hitch-hiking. Every so often as we went through small and big towns, there would be a sign that announce the famous person(s) that was from that town, and rain.

4-16 We went to the AP Murrah building, the site of the Oklahoma Bombing. Didn't know quite what to expect. If you ever get to Oklahoma City, you have to go see the Memorial for the 168 people & children that were killed. The museum is very well done; by chapters; a timeline effect. You hear the explosion, you see the chaos, you see the rubble, hear the news releases, you see particles of the rental truck that was packed with 2000 pounds of explosives and you see the evidence against McVeigh. Outside, the chairs that represents each person who lost their life. It is a sobering memorial and it makes you emotional and ....rain.

4-17 Left the KOA in the morning heading to Branson, it should take us 5+ hours. Going to be in 3 states today; OK, AR, MO. Brian and I looked at the map and decided to take the 412 to Branson. Beautiful rolling hills, lots of Tyson turkey farms, pinto and buckskins horses and cattle. What we didn't know is that the 412 took us through Alpena, AR. ???? you ask. The Davis side of the family had relatives that was the Postmaster of Alpena pop. 3900 and the church organist. Stopped and took a picture, wondered if they still lived there, partial rain and we are leaving that behind us.

Today we will go see the sights in Branson. I will fill you in more when we have seen more. Danielle is due in less than an hour.

Later....