Our planned campsite was Wilson Lake, in the middle of Kansas. When we arrived around 6 PM, we were surprised to see the campground almost full, and those sites that were not occupied had "reserved" signs. We were about to leave, but Richard walked over to an empty campsite, and the lady in the next campsite asked if we were looking for site 19. It turned out that site 19 was the only unclaimed site there, so we took it. Richard saw a red-headed woodpecker, a spectacular bird with a red head and large white wing patches. Neither of us had ever seen one before.
Saturday we continued our trip East. We sailed through Kansas City, and continued through hilly Missouri, the land of bilboards. Mid-afternoon, Richard evaluated our progress, and reserved a campsite at Lazy Day campground, an hour west of St. Louis. Conveniently, there was a 5 PM Saturday mass in Montgomery City, a few miles away. We made it to the 5 PM Mass, and then headed to the campground, which we had last visited in 2003. A nice quiet campground.
Sunday morning we went looking for a Walmart. Unfortunately, the directions we got off the internet were faulty, and we ended up driving down a twisty country road. When we stopped to turn around, a couple of people asked us if we needed help. Teresa said that is how country people are, helpful.
We picked up Dennis, Roxanne, Ari, and Erica at their hotel in St. Louis, and then headed north to Springfield. Nick, Teresa, and Grace met us at the farm, and then we headed to their house for dinner.
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