I've Got Lots To Say

Get ready, we've been busy and I'm sharing.....

So, we started this trip Friday. It is now Monday night and we still have not slept in our suite on wheels.

Our first stop was at Bass Pro.
This is what Christmas looks like there. The tree and the trophies
David wishing this were his next trophyWe spent three nights in Branson with our friends Mikey and Jan who were wonderful tour guides...we were busy.

You cannot go to Branson without seeing at least one show. Well we saw three of them.
Andy Williams Christmas show was first up. The lighting was wonderful and the show fun as well. Ole Andy is getting up there in age but he is still able to sing.
Andy's stageSecond up was The Presley's. Nope not Elvis but a family who puts on a very fun variety show. The best are father and son and Jan for the life of me I can't remember their names. Anyhow they were a riot. The son reminded me a bit of Erkel..anyone remember him?
The third was an illusionist and a ventriloquist. The show was 'ok' but the absolute best was the tribute that they did to all of the veterans. It brought tears to my eyes. It was centered around the raising of the US flag in Iwo Jima and at the very end the illusionist 'conjured up' an almost life sized replica of the men raising the flag. Very touching. We were not allowed cameras into the auditorium I am sorry to say but just imagine.....

We made a stop at Soji's palace (where he does his show). Our tour guides decided that the show was not worth seeing but the toilets in this place certainly were!

In the men's room
Yes that really is a pool table. I did not venture any farther but I was told that they have ice in the urinals...

The ladie's room. Loi and I could not believe it and I am sure we had our mouths open in awe the entire time.
Get a load of the sinks, all lined up with orchids on each one.
Loi in front of the fireplace that wasn't burning as Santa was coming down
Loi and I sitting by Santa, or is it Father Time-yes he was in the bathroom too!
Chrissy this one is for you. A Christmas tree in the bathroom decorated with angles
Seriously unbelievable.

On the way down Loi was talking about a place to eat where they throw the rolls at you. The first supper meal was at the very same place that Loi had heard about and yes they do throw the buns at you.
Here is Jan catching one in fact.

Buns were very tasty...meal not so much.

A bit of shopping
Jan almost passed out when she found a pair of moccasins that she likes and has not been able to find elsewhere. Doesn't take much to make her happy I guess.Loi in her glory looking at earrings...she didn't buy any but did end up with a pair of moccasins herself.
Me...nothing.

Branson decorates to the nines for Christmas
I especially liked this pair of entwined trees with a bell and a sign that reads 'Let Freedom Ring'

And we made a trip to K-mart. Anyone that knows Loi knows that this made her day...and mine too. We both scored on sales. Got chewed out by David as we only have so much room to haul stuff!

The Butterfly Garden.
This was a treat, very relaxing and a photographer's wonderland. Butterflies galore. If you sit still long enough you may get lucky and have one land.
Like this fella who landed on the hand of a lady. The butterfly was as big as her hand.
Looking quite nice on the poinsettia

What species is this? It's a leaf but does resemble a butterfly I think
And Loi in the butterfly chair.I intended on posting the picture of me in the same chair that Jan took however I could not get the skinny me tool on photoshop to work.

Today was another travel day. Jen and Ry..we will get there really we will.
From Missouri we headed to Arkansas via the Smokey Mountains. Was a cloudy (and cold I might add) day but I was able to capture this shotAnd then I tripped on a rock, fell on rocks skinning both knees and my camera went flying. Thank goodness I didn't wreck it and no one saw my klutziness!

David and his copilot navigating the narrow, curvy, steep and at times a bit scary roads.
A pit stop along the way
Little Peeko waiting at the hotel window for David and I to come backTonight we are in Hot Springs in a hotel. It got too late, and was too cold to set up camp so here we are in a cheap dog friendly hotel. Tomorrow we are off to who knows where....stay tuned.