Branson Missouri

It's Tuesday 5/20. We arrived in Branson yesterday after a Boogie ride from Sevierville and a stop in Paducah Ky. on Sunday. On the way to Paducah we were at a roadside rest and a guy came in in his brand new Country Coach. (2000 miles). We talked a little and then he got in his coach and started to leave. He was pulling away when his hitch came out of the receiver and started dragging along the ground. He was pulling his car with the emergency cables. Mark and Kathie ran after him and when he stopped the car didn't. It smashed into the back of the motor home leaving a nice big crunch in the fiberglass. Apparently what happened is that he got a new drop hitch the day before and they had put a lock on the pin for the tow bar but they didn't click it in. The pin had worked itself out and the hitch just pulled out of the receiver. Sad!!

We crossed the Mississippi River about 25 miles west of Paducah on a bridge that barely fit two cars much less motorhomes. On the Missouri side we had to stop and clean ourselves up. It was the narrowest bridge I have ever been on.

This is just before I wet myself!

We arrived in Branson on Monday afternoon and after we set up we went into town to explore a little and had a real nice dinner in Branson Landing, topped off with a yogurt dessert. Today we walked and then explored the town. In the afternoon we went to see the Acrobats of China in the New Shanghai Theater. It was a super show. The draw of Branson is the shows, at any one time there are probably 100 to 120 shows on a daily basis. Some of the shows are even by people who are no longer with us. (John Denver, Elvis, etc.) Today is Mark and Kathie's 42nd Wedding Anniversary. We went for another great dinner and now we are settled in for the evening.

All of the athletes were amazing.

AMAZING SHOW!!

Tomorrow we take a train ride into Arkansas and maybe hit the Ducks Ride in the PM. This is a really beautiful area much different than I had envisioned. The crowds are not yet large, so we have been able to figure out the town but you really need more time if your going to do even a few of the things that are here. (Zip lines, helicopter rides, water slides, golf, white water rafting, etc. etc.

ALL ABOARD!!

RELAXING RIDE TO ARKANSAS AND BACK!

Unfortunately we had trouble with the refrigerator in the bus so we missed the Duck ride. We will have to leave that one for our next visit to Branson.

I wasn't asked to join the show!