ON THE ROAD TO TEXAS

Wow what a time! We finally left Michigan. Here are a few things that have happened in the last few days .....

Before we left Grand Rapids we bought 2 chairs and picked them up a couple days later in Novi  ....

From this                          

To these                            

Of course it took a couple of hours to assemble both chairs and ottomans, but it was well worth it. 

When we left Wednesday morning there were 15 to 20 mph winds from the west so we were a little apprehensive about leaving.  However I watched a couple of rigs pull out so, I thought "ok what the hell".  It was not so bad on the road, the winds were not as high as we'd expected.

We spent our first night outside Joliet Illinois in a Casino RV park Called Hollywood Casino. It is a nice place with great water pressure. 

We're currently in Litchfield, IL -- half way between St Louis and Springfield at a nice little RV park. To our surprise, we found out there is a bull riding competition scheduled for Saturday. This is a point ride so it should be a good.  More on that later

Friday ----- Drove up to President Lincoln's tomb in Springfield Illinois

             Lincolns Tomb

                               

Funny thing: it has rained since we arrived, except for the time we spent at the tomb. After we left the tomb, it starting raining again.  

Tomorrow we are off to see my brother's daughter Catherine, her husband Tom and their 6 month old son Lincoln.

Our adventure continues .........