Makin Tracks.

We were up early today and got a good start on our drive to Arizona. Before leaving Reedsville we shut down and closed up the mothership; while we are gone our good friends Bill and Carrie will look after it for us, they reside at Rainbows End for the summer and have a winter home in Casa Grande, Arizona only a few miles from us.

We were on the road before 0730 heading south on I-43. Near Beloit we changed to I-39 which took us to I-55 at Bloomington, in St. Louis we waited in line for I-44 west. Diva KoKo is less than satisfied with the rent-a-truck ride as it doesn't have a couch with a window view for her to rest on while we drive her. It was a long day for all of us but we put over 700 miles behind us, we will spend the night in Mt. Vernon, MO just east of Joplin.

 

In Milwaukee I-43 was pretty barren this morning.

 

Diva KoKo hid under the seat and tried to ignore us this morning.

 

Is this where I register my complaint?

 

John manned the helm for all 700 miles today.

 

We had a good look at the Gateway Arch…

 

while we waited in line for our turn onto I-44.

 

The Ogre finally joined us on top of the bridge.