We are here at the Pony Express RV Park. Today is the official start of the caravan. It is miserably hot and humid, so most of us stayed inside our Airstreams most of the day. Lynda and I walked early to avoid some of the heat. It didn’t help…
We gathered to meet our fellow caravaners and enjoyed a little pizza at the café in the RV Park…
We did manage to spend a little time sitting outside in the evening, chatting with old friends and new, and watching a thunderstorm pass by just to the north of us
Tomorrow we visit a Pony Express museum and other attractions in St. Joseph.
We left the RV park in Wichita mid morning… Did I mention it was hot and humid?
But Kansas is beautiful everywhere we look…
Finally we crossed the wide Missouri…
Missouri is not all that different than Kansas…
At the appointed hour we arrived at our rendezvous point for the caravan: The Pont Express RV Park, outside Maysville, MO. We are about 30 miles east of St. Joseph, which is on the border with Kansas, on the Missouri River. While most of the wagon trains left from Independence, MO, many did leave from St. Joseph. However, the Pony Express was headquartered in St. Joseph, and all the west-bound riders left from St. Joseph. A we soon discovered, the Pony Express and the Oregon trail follow pretty much the same route from Missouri across Kansas and Nebraska…
This is a very nice park, with fishing lakes, farm animals, and lots of open space…
The only downside is that they parked all of us at the bottom of the hill, where it is hotter, more humid, and there is no satellite TV service!
We met the caravan leaders and received our caravan books; we have 21 Airstreams, including the two leaders. As usual, there are many from Texas, Florida, and South Caroline, only one from Israel, and even two from Missouri!
Since it was still too hot and humid to sit outside we turned in early… The adventure begins tomorrow! And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 