Carthage, Mo

June 18,Wednesday: What a night we had last night! A severe, I mean a severe storm, rolled in this morning at about 3pm. Got up to close all the windows because of wind and rain. We turned on the TV which announced that we were having 60 mph gusts. Boy, I tell you, we have seen enough lightning and heard enough thunder to last the rest of the trip. Guess we should be thankful we are not next to the Mississippi.
Decided to stay on I70 towards Kansas City instead of taking a scenic route since the storm is heading the same direction we are. Later in the afternoon the storm subsided so we headed south on some side roads. There is some gorgeous country out here.
Pulled into Joplin,Mo. to have dinner before we went to our campground. This country just keeps getting better! We found a Cracker Barrel. Nope! Jo did not have just vegetables. The special was chicken/broccoli dish with 2 sides. Larry had a southwest salad. AHHHHHH comfort food. We used our Passport America card and stayed in a very nice campground in Carthage. We walked the dogs, talked to very nice people, took showers and went to bed. No storm tonight. Yea!!