Homeward bound

We left Colorado on Saturday afternoon, a little earlier than planned, but there was bad weather coming in and we didn't want to drive in it. We did hit some hail early in the trip but then we got ahead of the storm and it followed us until we stopped for the night. Since the rain was threatening and the weather was warm, we chose to stay in a hotel that night - the Village Inn. Right next door was a cocktail and cigar bar where we went for a beer.

Sunday morning we hit the road again and stopped in Kansas City at the World War I museum. The presentation of the war was so well done, we ended up spending 4 hours there, more than we planned. Kansas City is a one of the locations for the World Cup and they had a special exhibit on soccer and its influences on the war. We continued on our way and ended up stopping in St Louis to spend the night at Josh and Liz. We met them at a concert in the park near their house, then went for dinner and ice cream before retiring.

Monday we drove straight home. It was a great trip - over 4600 miles, three national parks, 2 weeks with grandsons, and some beautiful views of our great country!Read more