Wed. 6/22… (Branson , MO ) Happy Anniversary to us!
48 wonderful years! We ate
breakfast and then went into town with Rick & Janie to take a ride on the
ducks! B&T passed this morning. We
have done this in the past but R&J never have so we thought it would be
fun. It was fun, although it was a pretty rough ride and hard on the back.
They took us for a tour
of Branson, including the dam and a hilltop view of the city. Last time we went
down the main thoroughfares of Branson and then to the lake. This time it was less city and more
rural. We went onto some private land
and up to the top of a hill overlooking the lake. This is an old limestone
quarry and the owners have staged an impress array of military vehicles.
A view from the top of the mountain....
I missed getting a
picture but they have a huge cannon shell hanging from a dead tree. Our guide called it, get this – ‘a cartridge
in a bare tree’!
Then they took us for a
boat ride! We went out on Table Rock
Lake for a few minutes to
tour the lake and let all of the kids drive the boat! It was nice a breezy which made for a nice
trip.
Once we got back we
stopped in the store and bought a couple of replacement ducks for our camping
club (we give one or two out each month for doing something stupid – yeah I
have had it more than my share of the time!).
Afterward, we stopped at Steak n Shake for a quick meal and then went to West Branson Walmart and bought a few things for dinner plus a couple of $.94 noodles for the pool. We came home and rested and then went to Janie’s for hotdogs. Treasa brought beans andLydia brought
potato salad. We then left for the Sight
and Sound Theater to see ‘Moses’, but first we made a stop at Andy’s for
another custard treat. The S&S
Theater is huge and we were in row GG but that gave us a great view of
everything as the stage goes around the outside aisles. We sure enjoyed the production. Here are a few pics.
Afterward, we stopped at Steak n Shake for a quick meal and then went to West Branson Walmart and bought a few things for dinner plus a couple of $.94 noodles for the pool. We came home and rested and then went to Janie’s for hotdogs. Treasa brought beans and
Thurs. 6/23…
(Branson , MO ) The guys went out fishing one last time. The boat is always the same. They just have now been holding it for us
when we want it. We hit the same spot
again in the morning and again started catching fish. I have never seen fishing this good all of
the times I have been here. We moved to
three different locations. I caught 27 again. Rick caught 6. Everything was going good all week until 2
minutes before we brought the boat back in for the last time. A large boat kicked up a swell and it hit the
front of our boat big time. Rick caught it full on and got soaked. Hope his phone is ok. We looked into renting a
pontoon boat but they are reserved for the guests staying at Cooper Creek
so they get first dibs. It was also over
$200. a day so we decided even split three ways it wasn’t going to happen. After
returning and getting cleaned up I rested a while and caught up on my
checkbook. We called the rv guy and left a message that he only has until
Sunday morning to get our part installed (if it even comes in!). If not I guess
he will bill me only for his service call. Maybe I can get the part shipped ahead. We’ll see……
Later Lydia was next
up for dinner. She put a beef brisket in the crock pot. Treasa brought zucchini
and Janie brought mashed potatoes.
Everything was very tasty! But guess what? The repair guy called and was
just around the corner. He has my
part! While the others ate, they got it
installed and tested and everything was good to go. He also brought 6 replacement batteries for
the coach but instead of the $130 ea he had quoted, these ones were $280 ea. So
I passed. We will replace them when we get home. He has to make a new invoice
but they are coming back tomorrow to install a replacement icemaker line in
B&T’s coach so I will pay then. After they left we found that we had time
to do something else. We had decided that one night we would go to the show to
see Finding Dory. Well that was
tonight. The movie was very good. We always enjoy the fun cartoons! The theater
was on the other side of the ‘Branson strip’ so coming and going is always a
bit of a chore. But we got home ok and
called it a night. But we did put things away outside as there are showers in
the area.
Fri. 6/24…… (Branson , MO ) Well,
it did rain last night and it’s still sprinkling this morning. This is the only rain we have seen so far but
it does cool things off a bit so no worries.
We have plans today for
one more show. Lydia
had ordered tickets to Dixie Stampede.
B&T had seen it before (so have we) so they passed. Just a quick note here - if you are ever in
Branson and plan to see shows, use Terry’s Discount Tickets (ttbranson.com). He
always gets us good seats. We decided to
go to the luncheon show at the Stampede.
This show is kinda like Medieval Times.
You sit on either the north or the south side and watch competition
races and contests in the arena. The
food was good and the show was entertaining.
I was wondering how they would treat the subject of the Confederacy,
given the recent issues with the confederate flag and such.
But no issues and all was good. We returned and had time to go to the pool for a while. Later, we sat out with everyone and had some wine and snacks.
But no issues and all was good. We returned and had time to go to the pool for a while. Later, we sat out with everyone and had some wine and snacks.
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