September 29, 2020 - Mountain Grove, MO to Winfield, KS

We got to sleep a little later this morning because our first stop only 65 miles away in Springfield, MO. I met three of my high school friends, Lorene, Beth, and Ruth, for lunch at Houlihan’s Restaurant. Four of my classmates live there, but one was unable to join us. The time just flew by and we had such a good time catching up! It’s hard to believe that we are just a couple years away from our 50 year high school reunion!

Tobey did not get left out. After he said hi to the girls, he was joined by his cousin, Steve, who also lives in Springfield. We hadn’t seen him since we got married 40 years ago! It’s crazy how time flies.

We headed on down the road staying mainly on state highways. While they are narrower, there is also less traffic. We noticed far fewer trees once we were in Kansas!

Driving through Oswego, Kansas, we spotted one of the MKT cabooses – part of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line that made up the Katy Trail!

Settling in for the night, we were treated to a beautiful sunset. Tomorrow we will keep trekking west toward home.