Wednesday, 25 July. I was going to relax and catch up on everything. Wrong. I joined my host on a trek out to here 2nd home. It was a nice drive & the home is quite nice. – On the way back we stopped at the Adam Puchta winery in Hermann, MO. I tried some very nice whites. – A nice dinner with my hosts wrapped up a quiet day. – Oh yes, I should mention something about the madness I set loose last year. Melissa, who is 13, is already a Journeyman Costumer. After she won an award at last year’s Worldcon, I asked her what she was gong to do next. She didn’t know. I casually mentioned, more as a joke, a rather demented idea I had for a costume. Once her eyes lit up, all was lost! I sent her 2, single spaced pages of description and ideas for the costume. She has gone even a little bit more gonzo than I had described. Oh, the costume is a cross between a 50’s movie & 90’s physics. She is going as the Universe’s Greatest Quantum Mechanic! Between the two of us, she is going to “PUN”ish the audience terribly. 
I can’t wait to see the finished product. The parts are marvelous.
Thursday, 26 July. I’m off! Well, y’all knew that. After taking the morning to sort out things I headed down Rt. 100. I stopped off at the Rt. 66 SP to actually drive the portion of 66 there. Going across the bridge I noticed the tar, not bitumen, was soft & squishy in the heat. Brought back memories of my childhood. Anyone out there “eat” fresh hot tar as a kid? Out alleys in Chicago were tarred. Black teeth? Mothers’ Despair! – I took a few photos from Gray Summit. A nice view of the countryside. – Having started late I decided to stop off in St. Clair. I had heard that “Budget Lodging” was a good deal. I had heard correctly. It was nice. – However, as I approached St. Clair I had the unfortunate experience of stopping at “INDIAN HARVEST” trading post. The place is run by a rabid squaw. I can not recommend stopping here. At Devil’s Elbow I ran into a couple of Frenchman, accompanied by the 6-year old daughter of one of them. [She is so cute.] We chatted, & I asked if they had had a good experience in the States. They said, yes, except for “Indian Harvest” trading post. So it wasn’t just me. – For dinner I dropped by the Lewis Café. Very nice.
Friday, 27 July. I headed out under cloudy skies. My first stop was Meramec Caverns. It was cool, literally & figuratively. Good thing I had my pullover handy. I had to sample the fudge & ice cream being sold. Yummy. – The drive to & thru places like Sullivan, Bourbon & Cuba. Rolling thru the countryside is totally neat. – I dropped by the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, took photos & chatted with the owner’s son. I also took lots of photos of the murals in Cuba. – I decided to overnight in Rolla at Zeno’s. The motel is very nice, tho the advertised wifi didn’t work. 
The steak there was quite good.
August 1, 2007 at 6:43 pm |
I had the same problem with Zeno’s wi-fi and noted in my blog that it only works in the front building. I had to sit on the couch near the front desk to get some work done.