Chapter Eight of our 2010 Journey

Carthage, MO
Tuesday Sep 7th to Sep 12th

We have been here for a week and are still trying to find out why people in Missouri pronounce it Missour-AH. We have another week to figure that out.

As we arrived, the tornado warnings flashed across our TV. Sheryl immediately took a shower and changed into her Chico’s night ware; she wanted to look good if we had to go to the shelter. Okay, false alarm, all is fine and so is Sheryl.

The coach went into the service bay at 8 am sharp Wednesday. There were four items but the main issue was that the front two AC units did not have the air flow that the rear unit had. We took the dogs to the Vet to board for the day and were off to find a few things. Had lunch and were back to the dealer mid-afternoon and, to our surprise, the coach is back at our site, all hooked up. We had an unexpected and pleasant surprise, our manufacturer, Newmar Corp, covered the cost to fix the AC even though we are out of warranty.

We planned to be here three days for service but everything is done. This is why we have a dealer 1,000 miles from Naples. They did such a good job on the AC that I had to buy Sheryl two sweaters.

While having dinner with friends, they told us that Bonnie and Clyde’s hideout was close by, so after dinner on the way back to our coach, we went by their house. They rented this stone garage apartment in April of 1933 and their stay resulted in a shootout where two police officers were killed. The current owners rent it for $100 per night.

We always like to go to Carthage’s historic town square; something is always happening and today was no exception. The Model T “Hillbilly Tour” was visiting the Civil War Museum. The square was full of these great old cars. The owners were having a good time and were so friendly. One couple had a back seat and said, if we could get in, we were welcome. After careful consideration, we passed or we might still be touring with them.

The Girls got groomed so they’ll be looking good and all set for the remainder of the trip. The motorhome lifestyle seems to really agree with them.

Last night we decided to have an early dinner and decided on a new restaurant in Joplin. We actually thought we wouldn’t get our Mexican-food fix until we hit Dallas. Surprise, Cabo del Sol was wonderful and Sheryl has a leftover box in the refrigerator to look forward to having.