8:11 AM
We depart Evansville on our way to St. Louis
Official Indiana Roadkill Tally:
1 "dark, brown, and furry" (aka indistinguishable)
1 "wolverine" (I think Dad made that one up!)
8:55 AM
We enter Illinois
Illinois State Facts:
Population - 12,763,371
Capital - Springfield
State Slogan - "Land of Lincoln"
Official Illinois Roadkill Tally
1 opossum
1 squirrel
1 badger
2 "dark, brown, and furry"
1 possible prairie dog
11:25 AM
We enter Missouri and arrive in St. Louis.
Missouri State Facts:
Population - 5,800,310
Capital - Jefferson City
State Slogan - "Show Me"
We take the next 2 hours visiting the Gateway Arch and the Jefferson National Expansion Museum
1:15 PM
We stop for lunch.
Based on first impressions, we thought we were going for something local, but soon found out it was just another Panera in disguise!
4:10 PM
We arrive in Auxvasse, MO in search of family history. Here, according to what we've learned from my brother's research on our family genealogy, we will find the gravestones of distant relatives who were buried at the Concord Presbyterian Church.
We ended up having to ask a local for directions to the Concord Presbyterian Church. You know you are out in the middle of nowhere when the directions include "turn on the paved road." And yes, it really was the only paved road after driving a few miles.
Official Missouri Roadkill Tally
2 "dark, brown, and furry"
7:20 PM
We enter Kansas
Kansas State Facts:
Population - 2,744,687
Capital - Topeka
State Slogan - "Kansas: As Big As You Think"
7:41 PM
We stop for dinner. Thanks to Sarah, we are able to try the new Vanilla Frosty at Wendy's.
I'd give it an 8 out of 10, though in the future, I am sticking with the original chocolate Frosty.
DAY THREE SUMMARY:
Total miles driven - 556.1
Number of states driven through - 4
1 comment:
SEEEEEE I told you about The [fill in the blank] Bread Company!!! I think I said Atlanta and then some other city, but St. Louis was my next guess. Honest.
Hurray for dead relatives!
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