How Hot Can It Get?!?

The last two days have been a mix of friendly people, beautiful scenery, and hot, hot driving days!! We started out yesterday from Newport, Kentucky and drove through part of 5 states--Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and finally arrived in St. Louis, Missouri. We connected up with five other cars for this part of the trip--Dennis was the lead driver. I have to admit that I slept for a lot of this part of the trip because I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. the night before---blogging. I did, however, get some nice pictures, and I will share a few with you. At about 11:30 a.m. we pulled into Shoals, Indiana where we met some great people in the Hoosier A's club. They had set up a very nice reception for us. They offered a place for us to get out of our cars, stretch out legs, and go to the bathroom--always a welcome relief! They also had fruit, water and gifts besides being very friendly. We then ate at a local restaurant called "The Sugar Shack." It had great food, even better desserts, and friendly people. We even met one very nice state trooper who agreed to pretend he had stopped one of the MGers. It was a great photo op with handcuffs and everything. Of course, I didn't have my camera--who needs a camera to eat? Anyway, one of my friends said she would email me the picture, so when I get it, you will also.

While in Shoals we stopped to see an interesting natural rock formation the locals call "The Jug." There was also a beautiful area where the trees seemed to form a tunnel. I tried to capture the beauty of the picture, but it just doesn't capture the Ahhhh! factor, However, below are a few of the pictures of that area of the country.

Eventually we headed across the flat lands of Indiana and Illinois--just in time for the temperatures to reach 96. I was wearing a sundress, so I was relatively cool, but poor Dennis was roasting. We wet his handkerchief and wrapped it around his neck. This gave him some relief, but not much. I know we used to travel before air conditioning, but why?!?

After a long hot day, we finally reached St. Louis, Missouri. The arch was lovely as we entered the city. When we got to the hotel we just relaxed and enjoyed the cool air for about an hour, then it was out to an Irish pub to enjoy the hospitality of the St. Louis MG Club. Again, great food arrangements, a few drinks and some very lively car talk--it is really amazing how long guys can talk about a car!!! After that, we hit the sack.

This morning we start our day with a nice breakfast and then headed to the top of the garage for the famous St. Louis Arch for a photo op--can't wait to get the photos, they were taken from a helicopter. There must have been fifty cars! We couldn't get to the bottom of the arch, which was the original plan, because there is still some flooding in the area. Then we headed out for Lenexa, Kansas--just outside Kansas City. There isn't much I can say about this part of the trip--not many pictures, but it sure was hot--in the upper 90's! When we arrived we went to a barbecue provided by Victoria British Ltd. It was delicious, and they gave us a t-shirt--who can argue with that?!

With all the sweating, I had laundry detail tonight, but it wasn't too bad.

Dennis wants to add his $.03 to our blog, so you will hear from him tomorrow--sorry for the shortage of pictures, this Internet connection is giving us a little trouble, so I have stopped with just the two. I'll be back in a couple days. Have good ones!!