The Minor Flaws of Traveling

We are en-route to Pennsylvania and stopped for the night at a rest stop along the freeway

So walking back to the coach I see this.  I wonder how long I've been towing the car with only one wheel strapped down?  I do have safety chains wrapped around the front axels that you can't see.  Same thing happened about a year ago.  That time we were driving through Salt Lake City and people kept driving past pointing back.  I kept wondering what the heck people were trying to tell us.  Then I finally pulled over.  OH!

 Sun rise.  I have no idea why we were up that early.

The fun never stops.  We've also been dragging the rear rock guard.  Half of it had torn through the bolts that connect it to the back.  Here I am fixing that!

 When we saw this sign I felt like driving over and giving Punxsutawney Phil "what for"!  Did you know that Punxsutawney Phil Sowerby is a groundhog resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. On February 2 of each year, the town of Punxsutawney celebrates the beloved groundhog with a festive atmosphere of music and food.

Check that out.  Naw.... it's not the Jersey Shore.  This Jersey Shore is  a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Trip to Branson, MO from Ft Worth, TX

 View from the freeway.

 Here's an interesting rock formation.  Not sure how they got stacked on the ridge like that.

 Really cool 50's theme restaurant a half block from our campsite.  It's just as fun inside too.  There were signs not to touch or climb on the taxi that's displayed in front.  So I absolutely did not climb into the front seat.  The doors were locked anyway.

 Downtown Branson has a strip of theme buildings.

 Cathy is standing at the base of the rooster's legs.  Guess what this restaurants speciality dish is?

 We ate there so this is a shot of the inside.  Good chicken is served here.  Flavor-full throughout the meat.

 We sent to the dinner show of Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede.  This horse was amazing to see.

 And the horse's name is Nico.

Cathy is modeling a cowgirl hat inside of the gift shop there.  The doo-dad on the top part of the hat lights up!

 Branson has an old school five-and-dime store.  You can spend hours and hours inside here.

We went to the National Tiger Sanctuary in Chestnutridge/Saddlebrooke, MO.  That's how you feed a big tiger a single chicken wing.  The chicken is donated by Walmart.  She is using an FDA approved feeding trough.  It looked like a vinyl rain gutter to me.

The black panther climbs the cage for a chicken wing.  We went on the feeding tour.  Love this place.