1 month ago
Well day ten has come and gone, and no one has been lost or left behind at any of our stops.
This morning we left for Lambert's Home of the Throwed Rolls. In my opinion, and of course the only one that matters here, it wasn't worth the stop. And because I wanted something healthy and "clean" this was also not the place to go. Abe ordered catfish that tasted like the bottom of the pond, and the girls didn't even touch the chicken. That was just most excellent. The kids did like watching the rolls get thrown across the dining area. Grandma even got hit in the head by one!
After this we went to Meremec Caverns. I'm pretty sure this was one of the best things we've seen the whole trip. Leigha really enjoyed the "adventure" as she put it. It was pretty amazing to see what stalagmites and stalagtites look like way up close. I took pictures, but of course being able to see it up close, but no touching, is way cooler. There's history of the James brothers here and we got to see some of that also.
Once we were all loaded back up, we drove to a hotel for the night. The kids got to go swimming and we ordered pizza for supper afterwards.
This morning we left for Lambert's Home of the Throwed Rolls. In my opinion, and of course the only one that matters here, it wasn't worth the stop. And because I wanted something healthy and "clean" this was also not the place to go. Abe ordered catfish that tasted like the bottom of the pond, and the girls didn't even touch the chicken. That was just most excellent. The kids did like watching the rolls get thrown across the dining area. Grandma even got hit in the head by one!
After this we went to Meremec Caverns. I'm pretty sure this was one of the best things we've seen the whole trip. Leigha really enjoyed the "adventure" as she put it. It was pretty amazing to see what stalagmites and stalagtites look like way up close. I took pictures, but of course being able to see it up close, but no touching, is way cooler. There's history of the James brothers here and we got to see some of that also.
Once we were all loaded back up, we drove to a hotel for the night. The kids got to go swimming and we ordered pizza for supper afterwards.
Here's what Sara did at lunch. And you thought onions were only for eating!
This is Loot Rock where the James brothers would split their loot and then escape out of the cavern through a side tunnel.
This is the world's 3rd largest stalagmite. It's 28 feet tall and has an active and inactive side to it. This is the active side.
I wish you could see how great this really was! This is part of the straw room. Many of the stalagtites in this area are skinny "straws" with water running through the centers eventually plugging the end shut.
This is the Stage Curtain and it's nearly 70 feet tall!! This part of the cave was found in 1933.
I so wanted this hat! I thought it would be perfect for hockey games, but $14 for a prop? So I take along this memory instead, but how cool is this!! I think it's going on my Christmas list for next year.
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