March 31, 2010 - As Joel likes to say, "...Home again, home again, jiggety jig." We made it home tonight at about 8 p.m., after a stop in town at our favorite Mexican restaurant. (We knew there was no food in our house!) We came in the door, saying, "Look! It's our own couch! Our own bed! Our own toilet." Yes, you could say we're glad to be home.
We left Carthage, Missouri at about 9:30 this morning. Since I was behind the wheel today, there's no hour-by-hour narration (you lucky people), as Joel does not like to type at 65 miles per hour. As it turned out, thanks to the route we chose, we seldom reached 65 mph, anyway.
Not far out of Carthage, we reached roads that snaked across the hills of southern Missouri. I'd say we averaged somewhere around 40 mph for most of the 350 mile trip between Mt. Vernon, Missouri, and Doniphan, Missouri. The scenery was pretty, though.
It was good to reach the flat plains along the Mississippi River, where we could go faster, and even nicer to see the bridge over the river between Caruthersville, MO and Dyersburg, Tennessee.
And that muddy old river was a welcome sight, as well.
During our absence, the trees sprouted leaves, the grass turned green, and the fruit trees bloomed. Spring has sprung!
It was such a pleasant evening that, when we stopped for dinner, we opted for a table outside on the patio. As we ate, we recapped this trip - it was awesome! - and started planning our next one. We want to see New England, Niagra Falls, Mt. Rushmore, Yosemite.... Decisions, decisions.
We'll keep you posted! ;)
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