On October 23rd, we left Mt. Vernon, Missouri and drove to St. Louis, where we stayed at an RV park at the Casino Queen, on the east side of the Mississippi River, in Illinois. We had an incredible view of the Arch and downtown St. Louis right from our bedroom window. After setting up camp and getting laundry started we called Kevin’s sister Gayle who lives just 30 miles west of St Louis. Gayle and her younger son Jordan came to see us that night to eat dinner and visit. Andrew went back with them to their house and spent the night.
The next day, Saturday, October 24th, Gayle, Jordan and Andrew came back to the campsite and we took the train over the river to tour the Arch. We waited in line awhile to go through security and then again before getting to buy tickets for the ride to the top. It was worth the waiting. We took the 4 minute ride to the top in a small tram with egg shaped pods that seat 5 people. Rachel was a little scared, after Kevin kept telling her how fast it was going to go and how it was going to scare her. Thanks, Kevin!! Once at the top, we were able to look out small windows on both sides for as long as we wanted to. What a great view there is from up there. We then took the 3 minute ride back down and met Gayle’s older son, Justin at the bottom for lunch. We walked into town from the Arch and had lunch at Imo’s Pizza. It was different pizza than we had ever eaten – but it was delicious. It was made with a thin wafer crust, very little if any red sauce and a different kind of cheese. After lunch, we said good-bye to Justin as he went to work and we took the train throughout the city. We had bought train tickets that morning for too much money, $60 (we could have driven and parked for $6), and we were determined to get our monies worth. The kids enjoyed it. We got off at Delmar Loop in the city and walked around before getting on the train back to the Casino. That night, all the kids went to spend the night with Aunt Gayle, so Kevin and Kathleen had the night alone. We went to the Casino for dinner and we fed a slot machine some of our money with no luck. We never win at slots.
On Sunday, October 25th, Kevin and Kathleen left the campground and drove the RV to Aunt Gayle’s house in O’Fallen, Missouri. We parked out front of her house for the night. We spent the day with them visiting, doing laundry, watching football and making lasagna for dinner. Kevin worked for 5 hours on this blog. We had a great time visiting with them this weekend.
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