It all begins

Tuesday, June 19 was a big day.  We were busy moving all the furniture, loading the trailer, and cleaning. We were pretty thrashed but still found a little time for fun.  the kids discovered that a twin mattress fits perfectly for sliding down to the basement.

Then, we were a little worried that all of the stuff we want to take for our boating adventure would not fit in this little trailer, but we were very pleasantly surprised that it did fit and we had lots of room to spare.  I am so proud of us.

So the day arrived.  We left EARLY  on Wednesday, June 20 and drove and drove.  The kids did so well that we just kept going.  We made it all the way to Des Moines, Iowa.  15 hours of driving and we were already half way across the country!

We took it a little easier the next day and drove a few hours to Nauvoo and spent the afternoon checking out the church sites.  It was pretty there.

Today we went to Carthage Jail, and then headed on our way.  Then we came across Hannibal, Missouri (the home of Mark Twain, who knew?)  so we stopped to visit some Mark Twain sites. That was a fun little town too.  Then on our way for more and more driving. Now we have made it to Memphis and who knows, maybe we will check out Graceland tomorrow.