Cross Country Road Trip Day 6

Kansas City, Missouri to St. Louis, Missouri

Highlights:
1. Feeding the fish at the marina at Longview Lake in Lee's Summit with my friends from the area.
2. Getting to St. Louis early enough to enjoy the evening. I particularly liked the Drury Hotel we stayed at. It was a 15 minute walk from both the stadium & the Arch. Plus they have a free happy hour & breakfast.
3. Going to a baseball game at Busch Stadium! Beer, cotton candy
4. Roadside stop at Nostalgiaville, USA... It's a great kitschy little shop & it breaks up the monotony of the usual stops.
5. Grabbing drinks after the baseball game at The Outfield bar. Great drinks, atmosphere, city view & music.

Reality check: We originally planned on only stopping for lunch in St. Louis. The game changed our minds... And breaking up really long driving days with fun days makes for a great pace. Flexibility makes a trip like this work.

Playlist:
1. Drive by Incubus
2. Starlight by Muse
3. Steady As She Goes by the Raconteurs
4. When I Come Around by Green Day
5. Open Your Eyes by Snow Patrol

Cross Country Road Trip Day 5

Denver, Colorado to Kanas City, Missouri

For those of you who haven't examined a map of the US lately, Colorado is separated from Missouri by Kansas. One state, sounds easy... It's not. It's long, flat & boring. Based on the billboards along the road I can tell you that the only things to do are sleep at any number of road side motels, loose an hour if your traveling east & go to the "2nd friendliest" yarn store. Of those we made a run for the border and lost an hour of time... That's it. Luckily we found salvation in Missouri.

Highlights:
1. Staying with some friends in Missouri.
2. Gate's BBQ in Kansas City!
3. 75 MPH speed limit.
4. Starbucks at the rest area.
5. Leaving Kansas.

Reality check: Michelle & I will now refer to long work days as "Kansas Days."

Playlist:
1. International Harvester by Craig Morgan
2. Jimmy Olsen's Blues by The Spin Doctors
3. Rain Is A Good Thing by Luke Bryan
4. Save Me by Remy Zero
5. Something Good This Way Comes