Moving Along to Springfield, IL

St Louis, MO

Hwy 60, The road from Bartlesville heading to Missouri , is full of farms and wide open spaces. Lots of green grass with hay bales, cattle and horses.

After getting on the turnpike it started raining and temps dropped to 67! Haven’t seen that since last winter in Houston. I will take it.

Crossing the Mississippi!

The RV Express park in Marshfield, MO is a nice one night stop over. Pull throughs with concrete pads right off I 44. 

Again, we enjoyed the rain in the afternoon and cool temps. When we are planning a long trip, I spend some time before cooking stuff and putting in freezer, so when we drive all day and get set up, we don’t  have to get out again to find dinner. This day we had Chunky italian Soup! Nice on a cool rainy day!

Next stop Double J RV Park in Chatham, IL. Very nice park. Trees, gravel pads and surrounded by corn fields. We got set up, again, in cool weather; had walk around the park and visited with other campers who walked by while we set outside. You rarely find a grumpy camper. Everyone is happy to be out and enjoying their time.  This night we had beef pot pie, made at home, frozen, and yummo at camp - and easy!

Dennis wants to see as many Presidential Museums as possible. So, we are near Springfield, IL to see the Lincoln Presidential Museum and Lincoln’s home. Lincoln lived in Springfield for 27 years and had planned to return there after being president. The museum is one of the best ones we have seen. Lots of history of his presidency and life. The wax figures are incredible. There is one of Mary wearing mourning clothes after a son died. The suffering in her face was so real, I felt I was intruding if I took a picture.

We had a guided tour of the home. The museum is run by the state and the home by the National Parks. You can read books about the history of things, but seeing it in person and led by a knowledgeable guide, you learn new things. The railing up the stairs to the second story of the house is original to the house. President Lincoln would have touched this spot often where Dennis is touching....

 

Mary Lincoln's sewing chest.

Perhaps a relative

Around Lincoln's neighborhood

We were told downtown Springfield had a farmer’s market on Saturdays, so we went to check it out. Wonderful market with corn, peaches, tomatoes and delicious baked goods. We like to visit places like this when in a new city. It brings the city to life and tells us a lot about the people who live there. It looked like most of Springfield comes on Saturday! It is an easy town to get around in and the map of downtown is easy to follow.

 

Sunday is moving day at lots of parks. Friday we saw them move in and then Sunday move out. We, however, are doing laundry and a bit of cleaning before making a one night stop and then we will be in Michigan for a week visiting with Debbie & Chris!

Cute little camper all decked out in
red & white - and pink Flamingos.