We left Clarksdale this morning on route 61 "the River Road" ane never saw the river, and then it became I55 and again, where is the river? So Chuck began to grumble about the river road and i finally got us to Cape Geradeau which I intended… but the river is hemmed in or out as the case might be by a mighty levy and you can’t see it…. And B&Bs only have street parking, and hotels are 5 miles away… We drove about town but the Welcome Center was closed…. and I went to a lovely OLD church called Old St Vincent and got a tour and took us up to the "Overlook" and the Big Muddy was, well, muddy, and Chuck said, "let’s move on…." and so we did. It was early, but another hour on the river road north and we hadn’t seen the river yet so i said, "St Genevive and that’s it!!!!!" So we found St Genevive and found the welcome center and Chuck found a brochure on a B&B and got us room in the Carriage House… We’ve had a tour of downtown and seen the river…. a way out a dirt road, down at the ferry place "blink your lights and we’ll come get you"… Then the B&B had wine and crackers (and everyone there laughed at us wanting to see the river!) and now we are prepared to go to dinner after a great bath in the big tub…. I handed all the maps to Chuck and said "Here…. I want to be in LaCrosse for our Anniverary (47 years August 8), he routed it, and we are now on our way out to dinner!!! Tomorrow we will be overfed breakfast, I will go to Mass in a beautiful church and …. off we go. I have Chuck’s notes to yell, "turn right, turn left." God bless you!!!!! Love, the traveling show of Chuck and Sue
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