Our current short-term abode is at the Katy Roundhouse RV Park and Vacant Lot near New Franklin, Missouri. There are some trees here. New Franklin seems to be located close to Old Franklin which is very close to Franklin. No kidding.
Not too far away, however, is the town of Boonville which is named after Daniel Boone but spelled incorrectly. It is the location of an A&W. It is also the location of some gorgeous houses and other buildings here in the midst of sparsely-populated central Missouri. Since today is the 39th anniversary of my poor wife being duped into marrying me, we went over to the A&W for an anniversary root beer float. It was quite refreshing since the temperature here today is close to 100 and so is the relative humidity.
After the reward at A&W, we jumped back into our properly air conditioned truck for a spin around Boonville. This place is amply supplied with some absolutely gorgeous old houses and buildings indicating that not everyone around here is a farmer. Right in the middle of our leisurely cruise through town, we noted considerable nasty fencing surrounding an easily identified government complex. We soon passed by the sign indicating the facility is a medium-security prison, right in the back yard of some very pretty houses. The howling from crybabies would be heard for miles if a prison was in such close proximity to their houses in California.
After some fueling, we headed back toward our spartan campground and came across a store called Snoddy’s. It sounds worse than it spells.
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