Hello from Columbia, MO.
After 594 miles and a 12 hour day, we arrived in Columbia with the last rays of sunlight at 8:00 pm. We left this morning at 6:00 looking at a gray, misty fog morning. We hit some light rain around Normal, IL and by the time we arrived in Hannibal, MO, it was 95 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We stopped for lunch in Lincoln, IL and found an unexpected surprise...Historic Route 66 through town.
We spent a couple of hours looking around Hannibal and even found a quilt shop for Susan and Fran and a model train layout for Denis. Hannibal is a lovely river town that takes full advantage of it's Mark Twain connection.
Tomorrow we push on to Colby, KS, billed as "The Oasis on the Plains".
Here are some pictures from today:
1. The model train layout in Hannibal.
2. I-72 bridge over the Mississippi River at Hannibal.
3. Mark Twain boyhood home.
4. On Route 66 in Lincoln, IL.
5. The travelers at 6:00 am.
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