Just Back from MO!! by Tricia

Loving the traveling and the being on the road, still transitioning from the stick house so it's not the complete life we had envisioned...yet! Poplar Bluff, MO is at the "Gateway of the Ozarks" and the afternoon trip we made to the Lake Wappapello area was beautiful. Misty rain and the temperature was in the high 60's- we had a beautiful hike with a view of the lake. John taught science class and the children learned to identify some hardwood trees. They also learned about the rings and how to tell how old a tree is. Why the rings are thicker in some places and thinner in others. The time we had there was very special for all of us.



If you have children and or like to spend time outside of your RV we do not recommend Camelot RV Park and Campground outside of Poplar Bluff, MO...if on the other hand you strictly want a place to park, that is organized, neat and has LOTS of rules then this is the place for you.



Also we separate from John and his employees on the way back through Kentucky because we had seen brown signs (usually indicating something of interest) that said "Patti's 1800's Settlement" www.pattis-settlement.com . Thinking this was some type of educational or historical place we decided to stop for a couple of hours and have a field trip. When we arrived we found that it was mostly a restaurant which I must say the food was very good. Service was good but not very friendly--very formal. Two of the kids had the kids meal hamburger which was very large and they could have shared. I had the "hot brown" which is a Kentucky specialty and the homemade potato chips were so delicious. Also, we couldn't pass up the fried pickles for an appetizer. In addition to the restaurant were MANY gift shops attached, a miniature golf range, and a small playground. If you are looking for a place to stop to have a nice sit down meal, walk around, do some shopping, let the kids get some energy out then this is the perfect place. If you are thinking, like we did that this is an education experience for your children...not really.

We did come across a really great store located in downtown Grand Rivers, KY called, "So Cool" www.socoolonline.com the proprietress was super nice and friendly, great with the kids.