Sunday, June 5, 2011
Cheri June-5-11
11:15 PM | 
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We left for church at 8:15am. We met Pam and Mike at the Walk on the Water Faith Church at 8:30am.
We were looking forward to hearing Pastor Larry Ollison preach. He had a wonderful service. He and the congregation made us feel a part of their church family.
After church we made our way to the Tan Tara Resort for brunch. They put on quite a spread. We all ate too much. It was hard to resist, you wanted to try a little of everything.
Pam had a few more little shops she wanted to show us and then we headed to the Bagnell Dam Overlook. What a great view of the lake. The Wilmore Lodge serves as the Bagnell Dam Historical Museum. We checked it all out. It was interesting about how they started and built the dam.
We headed back to Pam and Mike’s for a few games of Hand and Foot and S.O.B. It had been too many weeks since we’d been together to play cards. We had lots of laughs, and lots of fun.
We were home by 9:30pm. It was a great day with some very dear friends.
We were looking forward to hearing Pastor Larry Ollison preach. He had a wonderful service. He and the congregation made us feel a part of their church family.
After church we made our way to the Tan Tara Resort for brunch. They put on quite a spread. We all ate too much. It was hard to resist, you wanted to try a little of everything.
Pam had a few more little shops she wanted to show us and then we headed to the Bagnell Dam Overlook. What a great view of the lake. The Wilmore Lodge serves as the Bagnell Dam Historical Museum. We checked it all out. It was interesting about how they started and built the dam.
We headed back to Pam and Mike’s for a few games of Hand and Foot and S.O.B. It had been too many weeks since we’d been together to play cards. We had lots of laughs, and lots of fun.
We were home by 9:30pm. It was a great day with some very dear friends.
Cheri June-4-11
8:24 AM |
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We slept in a little this morning. We relaxed, enjoyed a few cups of coffee and got ready to meet Pam & Mike and Mason at the Yankee Peddler for lunch. The restaurant had a neat interior and the food was good.
There were a number of shops in that area and Pam & I wandered through them and made a few purchases, while the guys sat on the benches outside and waited for us. We’ve got some great guys here!
It was around 2:30 pm when Pam heard from their daughter. She had just arrived in town and they took off to meet up with her. Gay and I headed back to the 5th wheel. Due to the sleepless nights we needed a nap because we had a busy night planned.
At 7:30 pm we headed on over to the Main Street Music Hall to see a cast of great performers singing songs from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. They did some comedy, and impressions of Michael Jackson, Blues Brothers, Sonny & Cher, Beatles, Tina Turner and more. It was a fantastic show. We really enjoyed it. In fact we have book seats for their Wednesday night show where they will be doing Country & Western music.
We were home by 10 pm and it was time to call it a day.
There were a number of shops in that area and Pam & I wandered through them and made a few purchases, while the guys sat on the benches outside and waited for us. We’ve got some great guys here!
It was around 2:30 pm when Pam heard from their daughter. She had just arrived in town and they took off to meet up with her. Gay and I headed back to the 5th wheel. Due to the sleepless nights we needed a nap because we had a busy night planned.
At 7:30 pm we headed on over to the Main Street Music Hall to see a cast of great performers singing songs from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. They did some comedy, and impressions of Michael Jackson, Blues Brothers, Sonny & Cher, Beatles, Tina Turner and more. It was a fantastic show. We really enjoyed it. In fact we have book seats for their Wednesday night show where they will be doing Country & Western music.
We were home by 10 pm and it was time to call it a day.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Cheri and Gay June-3-11
3:52 AM |
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We are doing a little exploring around Osage Beach today. The temperature is in the mid 70’s and it is beautiful riding.
We rode about 14 miles to the small town of Camdenton, to what else but a QUILT SHOP! It was called Fabrics & Friends. I made quite a few purchases in there. It was a neat shop. Even Gay enjoyed it.
I pulled an advertisement out of one of the books I picked up for a place called “We are Bazaar”. You should have seen the decorative fans inside the bodies of tin animals. We will be going back there before we leave.
We climbed back on the bike and headed for Ha Ha Tonka State Park. In the early 1900’s Robert Snyder purchased 5000 acres there. He started to build a European style castle there and not long after he began this project he was killed in an auto accident. His sons ended up finishing the castle. In 1942 it was all destroyed by a fire. The state of Missouri purchased the estate in 1978 and opened it as a State Park. People can now tour the castle ruins and tour the grounds on their many hiking trails.
There was also an eighty foot water tower built on the estate. You could walk around that structure also.
We rode down to the natural bridge formation and hiked down to explore that also.
It was time for lunch so we made a quick stop at Dairy Queen for a burger and shake.
We went north of Camdenton to Thunder Mountain Conservation Area. There we climbed an 80 ft fire tower. We certainly got a bird’s eye view of all the surrounding area. The wind was blowing really hard up there and it was so much cooler than down on the ground. We went up 90 steps, which took us to within 3 flights of stairs from the top. They had those last flights blocked off so no one could go to the very top. That’s ok, we could still see forever! It was much easier going down, then going up!
We saw a new Harley Shop on the way back home, so we pulled in and yes Bud, Gay bought a shirt.
It was 94 degrees when we got back to the 5th wheel. We needed something to drink and a chance to cool down a bit.
Pam called at 3:15pm and we will be meeting them at 6:30pm for dinner at JB HOOKS. It’s right on the water. We sat out on the deck and what a view up and down the lake.
(Gay Here) After Dinner we went over to where Pam & Mike and their Grandson Mason are staying, so we would know how to get there. Then they took us for a ride around the area until it got dark and then back to their place to visit for a while and make plans for tomorrow.
It was near 10:00 pm when we got home and put on 72 miles on the motorcycle in our travels today.
I wasn’t feeling very good when we got home in fact I was having some pain while we were with Mike and Pam. Yep it turned out to be another kidney stone. I took my pain pill and weathered the storm. I finally got to feeling better around midnight and headed for bed. I got up at 2:30 am unable to sleep, so figured as long as I am up I might as well finish the blog for the day.
I took some additional pictures this evening at JB Hooks so here they are.
Gay has uploaded pictures of the day click here http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels then click on the album Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Thunder mountain fire tower.
We rode about 14 miles to the small town of Camdenton, to what else but a QUILT SHOP! It was called Fabrics & Friends. I made quite a few purchases in there. It was a neat shop. Even Gay enjoyed it.
I pulled an advertisement out of one of the books I picked up for a place called “We are Bazaar”. You should have seen the decorative fans inside the bodies of tin animals. We will be going back there before we leave.
We climbed back on the bike and headed for Ha Ha Tonka State Park. In the early 1900’s Robert Snyder purchased 5000 acres there. He started to build a European style castle there and not long after he began this project he was killed in an auto accident. His sons ended up finishing the castle. In 1942 it was all destroyed by a fire. The state of Missouri purchased the estate in 1978 and opened it as a State Park. People can now tour the castle ruins and tour the grounds on their many hiking trails.
There was also an eighty foot water tower built on the estate. You could walk around that structure also.
We rode down to the natural bridge formation and hiked down to explore that also.
It was time for lunch so we made a quick stop at Dairy Queen for a burger and shake.
We went north of Camdenton to Thunder Mountain Conservation Area. There we climbed an 80 ft fire tower. We certainly got a bird’s eye view of all the surrounding area. The wind was blowing really hard up there and it was so much cooler than down on the ground. We went up 90 steps, which took us to within 3 flights of stairs from the top. They had those last flights blocked off so no one could go to the very top. That’s ok, we could still see forever! It was much easier going down, then going up!
We saw a new Harley Shop on the way back home, so we pulled in and yes Bud, Gay bought a shirt.
It was 94 degrees when we got back to the 5th wheel. We needed something to drink and a chance to cool down a bit.
Pam called at 3:15pm and we will be meeting them at 6:30pm for dinner at JB HOOKS. It’s right on the water. We sat out on the deck and what a view up and down the lake.
(Gay Here) After Dinner we went over to where Pam & Mike and their Grandson Mason are staying, so we would know how to get there. Then they took us for a ride around the area until it got dark and then back to their place to visit for a while and make plans for tomorrow.
It was near 10:00 pm when we got home and put on 72 miles on the motorcycle in our travels today.
I wasn’t feeling very good when we got home in fact I was having some pain while we were with Mike and Pam. Yep it turned out to be another kidney stone. I took my pain pill and weathered the storm. I finally got to feeling better around midnight and headed for bed. I got up at 2:30 am unable to sleep, so figured as long as I am up I might as well finish the blog for the day.
I took some additional pictures this evening at JB Hooks so here they are.
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| Cheri, Gay, Pam, Mason, Mike |
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| Flowers out side of JB Hooks |
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| Flowers out side of JB Hooks |
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| Flowers out side of JB Hooks |
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| Flowers out side of JB Hooks |
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| Flowers out side of JB Hooks |
Gay has uploaded pictures of the day click here http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels then click on the album Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Thunder mountain fire tower.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Gay June-2-11
8:44 PM |
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Rain, rain, rain. It started around 4:30 pm and didn’t quit until 4:30 am this morning. We got closed up and on the road by 9:00 am. About a mile down the road from the campground we had to cross a bridge over a small stream and this morning and it was way out of its banks with water everywhere. It stayed cloudy all fore noon and the sun finally came out, warmed up to 84 degrees. We made a stop in Sedalia, MO. There was a Menards which is a man’s store that I haven’t been in for a year. It was close to lunch time and we stopped there for our lunch and then into Menards to do some shopping. Cheri found the soup mix we like and bought several bags of it. Plus Cheri found some candy that she was sure we needed. I got the water filters I needed to regenerate the water softener. We got lost in Osage Beach and stopped in the parking lot of Home Depot to see where we needed to go. Our GPS couldn’t find the campground. I knew it was on Hwy 42, so I put the next town in the GPS that was on down Hwy 42. We pulled out of the parking lot and went less than a quarter mile and we were at the campground. It was near 4:00 pm by the time we got everything set up and the motorcycle unloaded. We hope to do some riding tomorrow. I got the grill out and grilled up some pork chops while the water softener was regenerating. Cheri has already gone through all the literature and has our day planned for tomorrow. I have uploaded the pictures from yesterday for the Topeka Zoo and Topeka Harley dealer. Click here http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels then click on the album you want to look at.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cheri June-1-11
3:16 PM |
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Today it is suppose to rain in the afternoon. We want to do the Topeka Zoo before the rain sets in.
We arrived at the zoo by 9:30am. There were very few cars in the parking lot. That was a plus for us. The zoo is small with lots of shade as your walking around. It houses over 400 animals from all over the world and a tropical Rain Forest.
We saw the giraffes first. I think they are always the coolest animals in the zoo, but today my favorite was the baby hippo chasing the ball around in the water.
We entered the Rain Forrest and there was a bird that whistled at us and said “Hello”. I was enjoying the variety of birds, flamingos and turtles. We were almost through looking around in there and there was a stairway to an upper level---of course we took it and could see all the bird in the tops of the trees. I was good with that until we spotted the bats hanging from the ceiling. I was ready to go right now. Down the stairs and out I went! They are defiantly my least favorite animal here.
We checked out the apes, lions, elephants, antelope, and otters, then headed to the other side of the park to see the eagles, swans, and walk through the Black Bear Woods.
It took us about 2 hours to go through the zoo and when we came out the parking lot was full. It was time to move on.
We headed for the Harley-Davidson Yesterday’s Museum and shop. They had some neat old bikes and of course Gay had to have a Topeka Harley tee-shirt.
It was back to the 5th wheel and I got some laundry done, along with getting things picked up and put away so we’ll be ready to hit the road tomorrow.
We arrived at the zoo by 9:30am. There were very few cars in the parking lot. That was a plus for us. The zoo is small with lots of shade as your walking around. It houses over 400 animals from all over the world and a tropical Rain Forest.
We saw the giraffes first. I think they are always the coolest animals in the zoo, but today my favorite was the baby hippo chasing the ball around in the water.
We entered the Rain Forrest and there was a bird that whistled at us and said “Hello”. I was enjoying the variety of birds, flamingos and turtles. We were almost through looking around in there and there was a stairway to an upper level---of course we took it and could see all the bird in the tops of the trees. I was good with that until we spotted the bats hanging from the ceiling. I was ready to go right now. Down the stairs and out I went! They are defiantly my least favorite animal here.
We checked out the apes, lions, elephants, antelope, and otters, then headed to the other side of the park to see the eagles, swans, and walk through the Black Bear Woods.
It took us about 2 hours to go through the zoo and when we came out the parking lot was full. It was time to move on.
We headed for the Harley-Davidson Yesterday’s Museum and shop. They had some neat old bikes and of course Gay had to have a Topeka Harley tee-shirt.
It was back to the 5th wheel and I got some laundry done, along with getting things picked up and put away so we’ll be ready to hit the road tomorrow.
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