We made it to Branson, MO!!!!

After a long night of pouring rain, threats of flooding in the area and ceiling leaks, we woke up to beautiful sunshine! I climbed up on the roof of our RV to see why and where we were leaking the night before. It turns out we had some cracks on the shrouds that cover our A/C units but even if we hadn't, nothing would've prevented the rain, which was pouring sideways, from getting through! Just to be sure, we had our Foretravel neighbor go up on the roof as well and duct tape the cracks. He agreed that nothing would've stopped that rain from getting in and leaking through our ceiling. Our other Foretravel neighbor had water leaking from their slide outs which happens on occasion when it rains as hard as it did last night.

Along with our two Foretravel neighbors, we decided to leave Topeka around 10am and stop at Cabela's in Kansas City, KS. What a fantastic store! It's the first time Kris and I have ever been shopping at one of their retail locations and can't wait to go back again. It's kind of like R.E.I. only much more affordable in my opinion. I headed straight for the Bargain Cave looking for capri pants since they're only selling fall/winter clothes on the main floor. Kris finally found the pants he's been looking for and they were a perfect fit. We both went away happy...but where are we going to put these new clothes? The RV is already bulging at the seams. Oh well, who cares?


Inside Cabela's



Inside Cabela's



The three of us caravanned on to Branson, stopping to fuel up in Missouri. This is a full service station, they even washed our windshield! When is the last time you experienced that? The scenery all the way to Branson was really nice and the weather was gorgeous.

 We pulled into KOA in Branson around 6:30pm and will be here for two whole weeks! It'll be so nice not to have to pack up everything and leave every morning, only to unpack when we get to our next destination. Tomorrow I hope to find the energy to do some laundry, take Gabbi to play at the K9 Kamp and do some sewing/embroidery. Over the weekend there will be about 80 Foretravels arriving for our annual Grandvention which starts Monday and ends Thursday. Besides seminars, meetings and awards banquets, we'll also visit the Titanic Museum and the Dixie Stampede. About 25 of us will remain after Grandvention to take in several shows such as Clay Cooper, Allen Edwards, Pierce Arrow, Six, Branson Belle Showboat and the 12 Irish Tenors. There is a long list of other shows we can choose from if we have the time. We'd love to see Legends in Concert again!



Branson KOA



We have a busy two weeks ahead of us so I'll try to keep you posted on what's happening.