Driving through Missouri was awesome – farmland that goes on forever! I took tons of pictures of fields, trying to capture the beauty and get a good picture of all the hay bales – never seen so many. We were also excited to cross the great Mississippi River – a first for both of us!
And just like in TN, you drive through lots of rock walls on the highway, especially the closer we got to Branson and Hollister, MO (which is our actually address). We are only a short distance from Downtown Branson.
Had lunch at a local restaurant, Waxy O’Shea’s Irish Pub and then walked down to watch the water, fire and music show at the fountain at Branson Landing. We are planning to go again sometime this week to see this at night. It’s like a miniature Bellagio fountain show.
I always thought of Branson as “just” country music shows (which I like) but there is so much more to do. You have the Historic District and the newer Branson Landing area – which both have a variety of restaurants, bars, shops and of course ice cream (for Garland)! I’m sure we’ll partake in some of that later this week! There is also a lot of outdoor activities in Branson around the water. You can rent a variety of boats, even a go on a tour in an antique, amphibious Amphicar! We saw this in the water and as we were driving home – on the road! The zipline over the river looked cool too.
We decided to sell our kayaks before we left home, since we couldn’t come up with a storage/transportation solution for them – on the 5thW or the truck. I would like to purchase inflatable ones – in the process of talking G into this! Seeing all the people in the water here, I really wish we had them now…but we can always rent. Our campground, Turkey Creek also has great water access. One thing we did forget was our fishing rods. Met someone here that said bass are plentiful, so we might have to purchase some new rods at Walmart! Like we heard from multiple people, don’t worry about what you forget to bring on the road, you can always find a Walmart!