Sunday Aug 29th to Sep 7th
The primary reason for our visit to St. Louis was to attend the National Narrow Gauge Model Railroad Convention which was held in St. Charles. In addition to the normal educational and informational clinics, there was a ballroom full of over 200 manufacturers and dealers with all their tools, kits and new products for the Holiday season.
Every afternoon was open to drive to local model railroader’s homes and check out their layouts. This was particularly fun as we met up with friends from Cape Coral. We all came away with new ideas. Friday afternoon was particularly exciting as we were headed to a local manufacturing company, Micro Engineering, to see how they make tracks, switches, and bridges.
One of those afternoons while visiting homes, we stopped for fuel only to have our car battery die. The car isn't even two years old. After much aggravation with roadside assistance person (mostly non-assistance), we got the very nice store clerk to jump the battery and we were off to buy a new battery which took all of five minutes.
We are comfortably parked at one of our favorite RV parks and just ten minutes fro
m the convention location. In the many years that we have stayed at this park, this was the first time we unhooked the car and got acquainted with the area. St. Charles is a charming, historic town situated on the Missouri River. It is Victorian with a cobblestone Main Street lined with restaurants and shops and a beautiful old depot and park along the river bank. This area is all about Lewis and Clark and their expedition.Tuesday is on the road, Historic Route 66, heading to our dealer, CoachLight RV, in Carthage, Missouri where we have a very short list of things to be checked out or repaired on the RV. While here, we’ll catch up with friends who have retired from motor homing and live a few miles south on a big farm.
No comments:
Post a Comment