Branson, Missouri

We got to Branson on Wednesday the 25th.  We met friends Joe and Ellen DeRose here - we're all staying at the KOA.  They're staying in a cabin.  This is really a beautiful area - we've never been to the Ozarks before.

This is really a nice campground.  Our site is one of the deluxe sites - it has patio furniture and a fireplace.

Morning coffee

Joe's back went out, and the long drive from Arizona aggravated it, so he can hardly walk. We took him to the emergency room on Wednesday afternoon.  They gave him some pain killers.  He had a terrible night, so they went back to emergency on Thursday morning.  They gave him muscle relaxers and more pain killers, and told him to go home to see his doctor.  So they had to leave this morning. It was great to see them, but hard to see Joe in such pain.  It was a shame, they didn't get to enjoy the area.

Today after they left, we went to the Showboat Branson Belle, which is a paddle boat, with a dinner show.  We had dinner in the dining room that over looks the paddle wheels, and then after dinner got to walk around the boat.  Then we went to the show room, and boy was it a good show.  The gal they had played violin/fiddle, piano, sang like an angel (she was trained at Julliard), and then also did an acrobatic act where she wrapped herself in ribbons (climbing them like a rope), and played her violin in the air. It was something.  She said she learned to climb ropes when she was in basic training in the Army (after she graduated from Julliard).  What a gal!

Showboat Branson Belle

Tomorrow we head out, we'll be in Georgia on the 1st.  We take the rig in to get the slide worked on on the 2nd.  We can't wait to see the kids!