July 7, Topeka, Kansas

"Driving Mr. Joe"

We were going to make a short trip today to a campground in Clinton, MO, relax, clean up, organize, blah, blah, blah. But the campground did not appeal to us and the day was still young so we headed to Topeka, KS. Had to pull off into a small town along the way due to a really serious storm. Parked in front of a cute grocery store and did a little shopping. Once the weather settled into a mild thunderstorm, we headed on toward Kansas City and Topeka.

So our "short" day became another 7 hour day of driving. But that's OK, after all I want to put in a full day's work for my pay!

We stopped at a large truck stop for fuel and I couldn't resist this adorable shot of Chuckie and his friends.

We made it to Topeka and stopped for the night at this KOA campground.

It has all the amenities we wanted -

,

cable TV, Internet access, hot showers AND Blue Bell ice cream. The owner had this barn moved to this location and rebuilt to serve as his office, entertainment/group room and even a theatre. They serve pancakes on Sat. morning and have hayrides Friday nights. We'll miss both! The landscaping is impressive - to include geese (they're real), ponds, wishing well and flowers.