Grilled Cheese and El Charro

Friday, June 28th

Today, we got going fairly quickly... We didn't have much to get ready since it was just an overnight stop. While getting ready to go our Bighorn/HOC neighbors, John and Debbie, came out to chat and say goodbye and well wishes, then we hit the road about 9:45.

Eileen at Terre Haute KOA, Indiana

We quickly crossed the state line from Indiana to Illinois, and then crossed the state, east to west. we went through Effingham, which was our stop back in March on our way to Elkhart... But we were going North/South.

Entering Illinois

We are really loving our fuel tank. Because we don't have to stop for fuel as often, we get to stop when we want, usually at state maintained rest areas, which are built for easy in-and-out and great parking for RVs/semis. We usually stop 2-3 times for a rest and stretch, and lunch can often be eaten in the trailer. We open a slide so we can sit at our table and enjoy a sandwich. In fact, today Tony made grilled cheese sandwiches! He used the propane stove to cook them in a skillet. It was a nice change from other cold sandwiches we've had. We also let the kitties out of their carrier to stretch and rest, as well!

Crossing into Missouri, in St. Louis

Once we crossed into Missouri and into St. Louis, the terrain changed into rolling hills, and lots of trees again. The road was more curvy, too.

Driving I-44 through Missouri

We arrived and got set up in the Springfield/Route 66 KOA about 5:30 or so.

The office

Our site

Mambo chillin' on his favorite pillow

Because we needed to fill the big tank, we unhooked the trailer and used our GasBuddy app to find the lowest price of diesel near us. We headed toward the small town of Republic, MO, to get fuel at the WalMart Murphy filling station. I ran into WalMart to add money to our fuel card, so that when we use it to get fuel, we save 10 cents a gallon. It's a bit of a hassle, but worth the savings, because The fuel is often the lowest around, anyway. We fueled up only about 60 gallons, since we knew we wouldn't need a full tank to get us home.

After fueling we decided we were craving Mexican food, so we decided to try "El Charro", which we passed coming to the WalMart. An Internet search gave it mixed reviews, but we decided we'd give it a try. The food was fair, not exactly our Tex-Mex, but not bad. It would trick our taste-buds for a few more days.

It's in neon, it has to be good!?

After dinner we went back to the rig and walked around the park a bit, then chilled inside until we were too tired to continue.

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