We left the campground in Branson along with the Parsons about 8:30 this morning. We were headed for a Wal-Mart in Clarksville, TN. Clarksville is the home of Fort Campbell. This is where Ralph and Janice were stationed a little over 30 years ago and they are hoping to get to drive on base to see their old stomping grounds. We took Rt. 60 east thru southern MO and drove over the Mississippi and then over the Ohio River into KY. Boy the bridges were NARROW. We hoped for no other truck traffic heading the other way, but were not so lucky. We had one truck pass us! I don't know how we kept our mirrors! The trucker seemed to be used to the bridge as he barreled by. I'd have to think twice about going across this bridge again. We saw lots of trees down in all of the small towns that we passed thru in eastern MO and then in KY and TN--Ike had been there the day before.
NARROW "Hold Your Breath" Bridge Over the Mississippi River
The Wal-Mart parking lot was very busy when we got there, but Chuck found a clear spot on the other side of the lot where we could "camp" for the night. There was also an Applebee's Restaurant that we could walk to for supper. We lucked out - two for the price of one beer on tap! Of course, we had our usual Blue Moon with a slice of orange in it. After, we did our usual Wal-Mart shopping and then retired for the night.
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