Day 13 ~ University City and St Louis, Illinois

We follow the road ...
right into St Louis!

We decide to visit University City ~ The Loop! Shops, shops and more shops!

We "park" at a meter. We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet! Some guys from the store right there come out to ask us some questions. How is it driving that big thing? Is it a blast? What is that on the grill? Did you hit a bird?

A butterfly~

Devil City~

Better check where we want to shop!

Isn't it a fun street... I mean LOOP?

We stop at the Blueberry Hill~

A well known bar/restaurant.

The walls are covered with memorabilia ~ from Chuck Berry...

albums...

Pee Wee Herman...

you name it... they had it!

It's Howdy Time!

Back outside,
was their very own "walk of STARS"~

A comic book store...
We couldn't believe they are $2.99~

A theater marquee seemed very fitting to our trip.

We continue on the road, passing by the famous arch!

Beautiful sky line!

The road is taking us to Hickory Shores. We are looking for a "resort" type campground, at least that is what the website promised! We wanted a relaxing night around a campfire. The man on the phone said, "No need to reserve, just come on over"! It is a bit out of the way but we all agree it will be worth it and hey... They have a POOL!

Day 13 ~ Joplin, Missouri

We wake in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and decide to pack up and go... 6:40 am and we are off! The plan is to drive to St Louis, Missouri today.

We make it to Missouri, and stop for breakfast at a local Cracker Barrel. We know we are close to the devastation of the Joplin tornado. We talk to some residents who tell us that we can drive thru the area. They want people to remember them. To know they still need help. The site of this city is hard to take in... They so need our prayers.

Trauma Counseling and PRAYER.

Like a war zone.



Joplin High School with new missing letters... HOPE

The hospital... will be torn down.









Pray for the people of Joplin. The death toll is at 153 persons. From these pictures, we are thinking that God was watching out for this city, the devastation so vast and wide, it is a miracle that so many lives were spared.