Thursday, November 18th., 2021…… Nothing on the agenda for this morning… We drove in to the Uptown Café for breakfast. Poor service but the food was ok. We had tickets for the Showboat Branson Belle for the Captain’s Dinner Cruise tonight.
We boarded at 3:30pm for the 4:00pm cruise. We decided to dress up for the occasion.
I think Cathye was the best dressed lady on the entire ship! We had some folks take a few pictures on the
dock
and then we boarded. Our Captain’s
Dinner tickets got us up on the first-row balcony, almost center ship, so we
had excellent seats! This was the view
from our seats to the stage…
and this was where we were seated
(just above the white arrow)…
The food and the service were both
outstanding! We found that with our package,
we got a dinner choice. We each chose the angus steak.
We decided to walk the ship after dinner
and before the show. It was super cold outside so we didn’t stay out there too
long. We got back to our seats and settled in to watch the excellent show. It
was a Christmas-themed variety-type show with a magician entertaining us
between sets. Our favorite set was when the cast performed songs from 26
classic movie soundtrack hits in just under ten minutes, complete with costume
changes! Very cool! Sorry, no pics
allowed, but it is something we recommend you think about doing if/when you
visit Branson. We got home about
7:30pm. I don’t know what it was, but I
found myself falling asleep in record time!
Friday, November 19th., 2021…… Since we extended a day, I needed to go back down to the office to confirm that and check in again. We got that done and then headed out. We have tickets for the 11:30am Branson Scenic Railway train today. It leaves from Branson Landing downtown. We stayed in our room until 10:00 and then hit the local Bob Evans for breakfast, then headed downtown and parked and got our vouchers turned in for boarding passes, each with a boarding number.
They boarded in groups 1-41, 42-60, etc. We were 47 and
48 so when we headed back to the scenic observation cars, they were already
taken. But it worked out because we found the last car in the line which had
the most comfortable seats and settled in.
The ride was just ok. There isn’t
too much to look at on this line, just a lot of brush, woods, and a couple of tunnels.
The trestles were cool though…
After getting back to the station, we went to grab a quick meal at the Taco Bell drive-thru. Then it was time to head back into town and up the hill to The Sight & Sound Theater to see the play Jesus. I had been here before and knew Cathye would love this! I chose center-section seats, but in the upper section of the theater so we could see the whole stage, including the sides, since this is almost a 270° viewing!
Now, this was an A1 production,
easily the best show we saw in Branson! We
left the theater and found we were right across the street from a Christmas
light display called ‘The Joy of Lights!’ It was $30. per car and wasn’t too
elaborate so we both felt it was not worth the $$. We got back to the hotel and
walked over to Falls Creek Inn for drinks. We got seated at the bar and decided
to have a sandwich since it was still early (7:30pm). Back to the room to relax
and watch tv. Tomorrow we leave for St Louis.
Summation for Branson - 1) try to find
tickets without all of the sales baloney attached!; 2) stay long enough to enjoy
a variety of shows and entertainment, 3) find another place other than Falls Creek Inn to stay, and 4) go with someone you can have fun
with!!! I sure did!
Saturday, November 20th., 2021…… We were up and out of our room
around 8:00am. We stopped at Mickey D’s for coffee and then headed back up toward
Springfield and then East on I44 and on toward St. Louis. Cathye had arranged
for the kids to meet up with us at The Country Café for breakfast and we found
that place with no problem, right off the interstate. We had a nice, although too
short visit with Michael and Crystal
and said our goodbyes and continued on to the airport. Easy drive and we got the car returned and got checked in and got through TSA with no problems. We grabbed a couple of chicken wraps for the flights and waited. We got back to Seattle and then to Portland and then back to the truck with no issues. Just a long flight! The drive home was ok and we got home at midnight. Penny had left for home before we got there but the pups were ready for us to get back! It was a super fun trip and we can’t wait for the next adventure!
Sunday, November 21st., 2021…… Wow, a short night’s sleep last night! The dogs know when they think we should be awake and ready to go, but we didn’t! But, once we were up and going, we were surprised that we weren’t tired at all! Maybe it will hit later today. We got the dogs walked and then went to work on laundry. Cathye and Robin had a presentation to make at church later today so she took off and met up with Robin to get that ready and set up at the church. I drove over a little early to see if they needed help. Once church was over, I decided to come back home to be with the dogs
while she stayed for their Thanksgiving luncheon. Once she got home (with leftovers for me), I ate and we relaxed for the rest of the day. Well, we still had clothes to wash and dry and fold, but we still had time to relax.
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