Starting the morning off, we took a wild ride on an open air trolley with a white haired granny that held a microphone in one hand and drove with the other! She took us on a 14 mile journey around and through the city of Hannibal. Some of the spots that we covered,we're going to return to in the car. At one point she took us up winding road into a neighborhood where the town's forefathers built their mansions.
This was at the crest of a really steep hill...and as the saying goes, what goes up -must come down!Complete with a screeching "Wheeeee!!!" At which point I thought I'd pass out! That's the closest I've been to a roller coaster in many many years. DH checked my pulse! In the riverside park, the roads are one lane paths, tons of trees, and to get up to the statue of Samuel Clemens, there's a 300 foot drop! I didn't look down, and she just kept on talkin. She took us to the Mark Twain Cave parking lot, and on the way back, we passed the entrance to "Look Out Point"
and she explained that way back, two young indians from different tribes, used to meet there and when they couldn't be together, because of their tribes, they jumped to their deaths. I decided we'd go up there after we toured the cave in the afternoon. While waiting for the Trolley, I found the Barks n Bites Boutique next door that has the coolest things for dogs!
They have a "do it yourself" dog wash, which we will be taking KayCee to tomorrow, and I have some presents picked out for her as well as some home baked treats. She will get a trip to that park by the river for some exercise. Do I feel guilty when we leave her by herself alot? Certainly! We made our way down to the riverboat landing and purchased tickets for the dinner cruise tonight. I'm excited about that. We came back here and grabbed a sandwich,then headed to The Mark Twain Cave. Before we took the guided hour and a half tour, we listened to a Sam Clemens story teller for about an hour. He was pretty funny.
The cave tour was interesting and a cool 52 degrees, when it was almost 90 outside. It was almost 6 p.m. when we finished, so decided to leave the "Lover's Leap" until today, however as we passed the entrance on the highway, there was a police car blocking the entrance, and several cars, including a TV Station rig across the road. We thought, "wow, what if someone Jumped or something?" The tour guide in the morning had pointed out the river side when we were in the park and it's really up a long ways! As we traveled back in town, there was another camera crew setting up a remote boom, so at that point I couldn't stand it, I pulled over and rolled the window down and asked them what happened. Come to find out, two older women in a car, went over the leap! The driver, hit the gas instead of the brake. She travelled up over a curb, quite a ways forward and through a chain link fence and rolled down part way! Luckily a tree stopped them and they were rescued. Not before the pictures made the news and internet! www.khqa.tv if ya want to see the story. We will go up there today, if allowed. They hauled the car back up with cables and a wrecker. That's a story the Hannibal Fire and Rescue won't forget for a while! We did some exploring down the road here at the campground, and Kaycee found a cage with a Peacock in it!
There is a wonderful wooded area back there for her to run around and explore!
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