October 19, 2022 Day 11 Warrenton Missouri to Cameron Missouri 228 miles
Another cold sunny day. Not as windy however which is good. We went on and off farm roads and one of the US highways. The main highways don’t have as many small hills to go over. The farm roads have very little traffic of any kind. About half of the corn fields have been harvested. We see lots of big equipment but most are just sitting. We passed through several small towns and near Mark Twain Lake. Lots more road kill. Once again mostly raccoons but at least two coyotes. We did see two small vultures at one carcass. They didn’t move when we passed by. The kill was off the road on the opposite side so they were pretty safe. We tried to pay more attention to the gas gage today so we didn’t run out of fuel. Lunch was at a Dairy Queen. Stopping for lunch and a bathroom stop seem the better option. It’s too cold to sit in the car or at a park bench. Rest areas don’t exist on the farm roads. We passed the exit for Hamilton Missouri. For those that don’t know that is home to the Missouri Star Quilt Company. Connie chose not to go. Simply not enough room in the car for all that she might find to purchase. We arrived at the hotel earlier than some days. That is good because we plan to do laundry. Unfortunately the washing machine is broken. So we go to the grocery store to buy microwave meals for supper. That store has some interesting items for sale. A bag of cracked pecans that must weigh about 2 pounds costs $17.99 and you still have to get them out of the shell. Then there was a nice selection of sweets labeled Amish that included coated pretzels and fudge. Rob did some maintenance on the car since we arrived early and the temperature is the warmest of the day. That still is less than 60 degrees. He cleaned and adjusted the points while answering questions from several onlookers.
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