West Caost 2009, Day 3

Today is when the trip actually began. We checked out of the campground and headed over to the St. Louis arches. The structure is absolutely amazing from an engineering perspective and can be seen basically from everywhere. We spent the first 30 min. trying to find parking in St. Louis, a little tough parallel parking the "Bus"...After searching we ended up in the parking lot of the St. Louis Cardinals. Now as all of you know what a sports fan I am (not!), so I really felt nostalgic being so close to a Major league ball park. LOL!

We needed to walk about a 1/2 a mile to get to the arches, but my God is it an awe inspiring structure. I took over 200 photos of every angle I could conceive. Th3 630 foot arch looms over you, but it almost disappears when you look up at it.

Getting to the top is an adventure in and of itself. The small 5x5x5 Dome which holds 5 people is a 4 minute hope you are not claustrophobic journey which does take your breathe away a tad. However, once you step onto the observation deck....WOW! Well worth any anxieties you may have....

After we spent a few hours, we needed to get to the "Worlds of Fun" amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri (4 hour drive). We got here at sun-set as some of the shots will show you, and after we settled in had a great dinner (thanks to Patty pre-cooking a ton of meals) the boys jumped in the pool for a night swim.

So far we have traveled almost 1,500 miles, and the trip has been AWESOME.

I hope you all have a very Blessed day, and I will speak to you tomorrow.