Day 3, Part B - St.Louis to Ozark Missouri

After my brief visit to Vandalia, I ventured onto St. Louis. I did get quite excited to see this infamous Arch to the West - which you really can see from miles away. It's pretty flat around St.Louis so it really wasn't tough to find. I did make it to the top of the Arch which was quite the adventure. I would highly recommend going in the middle of the week after Labor Day...there was hardly anyone there. So, you could breeze through security, buy a ticket and hop on...but hopping on is the challenge. They put you into this little ball type contraption with four other people...it's pretty tight so you get to know them quite well and then it moves through the arch. It feels a little rickety (is that a word?) and if you are claustrophobic I wouldn't recommend it, but it was worth it for the view. Beautiful! Plus, it's kind of cool to sit on top of an Arch...That's pretty much all I managed to do in St. Louis, other than walk around a bit more as it was so hot that I thought I would have to strip out of my jeans and T-Shirt. No Brewery Tour for me as I did have another 200 miles to drive. Next time... I arrived in Ozark around 7:30pm which has been lovely. I'm staying with Lucas's Aunt and Uncle (Patrick and Terri) who have been so welcoming! They fed me, gave me a little wine and we chatted most of the evening away...though they do keep their house quite cold. :) It's lovely here and I am very Thankful to have had the pleasure of staying here for the night. Their daughter Jennifer is attending Missouri State for Vocal Performance (she has a beautiful voice - obviously) and their younger son Stephen has just started 2nd grade - he's a very bright little (okay not so little) charmer. :) Plus, they have two cute dogs...hmm, better watch out or the little one may end up in a bag of mine. :) To Oklahoma tomorrow...