St. Louis Arch

Yesterday we went to the St. Louis Arch.   It rained for part of the trip so we got wet in spite of having umbrellas to use.   We were lucky enough to find a place to park the camper, but it was admittedly in a not so great neighborhood. Nevertheless, we made it to the Old Courthouse, where they had a brass band playing patriotic music for the holiday.  We then went to Angelo's Tavern for a late lunch.  The burgers were  awesome!!!!  After eating, we made our way to the arch, luckily the rain had subsided. Hailey was getting very nervous as we approached the arch, she was scared of the enclosed car we had to get into in order to get to the top viewing area.  She did face her fear and made it :).  I, on the other hand, had a little issue with the height as always, I tried to squeeze Doug's arm a little too tightly on the way up.  Once we got to the viewing deck, I could look out but not down.  It was really cool.  We could see the whole city including the Cardinals Game that was going on. I am so glad that we did this.  Doug enjoyed it, even though he had done it on his cross country trip as a child.

We got into Lake if the Ozarks State Park last night around 9pm after a 5 hour drive.The internet service was nonexistent, which is why I am writing this today.  The girls were very tired and a tad emotional, You gotta love having teenagers! We had a quick dinner and decided to get some well deserved sleep and skip visiting Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

This morning we took a quick hike along Lake of the Ozarks before leaving.  It was so pretty, but very hot and humid.  Then we made our first trip to the store to restock the camper with food , drinks, and the socks that I forgot to pack.  We then went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch before making the 5 hour trip to El Dorado State Park in Kansas. We got in safely and were setting up when the camp host informed us that even though we booked and paid for our site back in February, that we owe a parking fee!!!  We have never had to pay an additional parking fee for out tow vehicle at any campsite.  No where on their website did it mention the fee either. Both Doug and I were definitely unhappy with that!  I will be contacting reserve america tomorrow so I can complain.

I am too tired to post pictures, so I will make it a priority to do so tomorrow since we are staying at this  campground tomorrow night as well.