As you can see on the map, the trip from TX to Kansas City, MO is too long for one day, even too long for two days if you are retired and not in a hurry.
Therefore, we broke the trip into 2 1/2 days and avoided the Interstate so we could see some of Kansas more closely.
Our first night was spent at Ford County State Park, just northeast of Dodge City, KS. For just an overnight stay, we don't even unhook, just find a level spot and put down the stabilizers. It was peaceful, scenic, quiet, and FREE.
The second 2 nights we spent at the Rolling Hills COE campground in the FREE loop, meaning it has no hookups. But remember we are equipped to stay for many nights without hookups ;-)
Again we encountered high winds. Not as bad as an petrified Forest, but enough to keep us off the roads for a day. We just hunkered down & relaxed.
The next day we only drove a couple hours to get to Cousin Jim's Farm Themed RV Park. We'll sit here enjoying friends and family through the weekend.
On Thursday evening 2 good pastor friends who had been on a trout fishing trip to southern Missouri invited us to come over for a fish fry. One serves a church in Leavenworth, KN and the other in Elk River, MN. There was great company and fellowship and wonderful trout (and cold beer). YUM!
On Sunday morning I will be preaching at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Leavenworth, KS. How do you suppose I got talked into that? That pastor and wife are going to a Conference this weekend, so he whined until I agreed to get him off the hook for preaching Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon, cousin Jim and his wife have invited other cousins to come over for a BBQ and to visit. I don't think I have seen some of these cousins since we played together as kids a LONG time ago. I'm really looking forward to catching up on a lifetime of memories.
On Monday we will set out for a 2 day trip home to Indy, stopping somewhere in the middle. But that's for another post.
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