Tuesday, 9/12/17

 We started the day at Sportsmobile’s shop in Huntington, Indiana, where we had an awning installed on our van.  That took less than one hour and we were on the road by 9 AM.  We couldn't be more pleased with the work they do at Sportsmobile.  They are true professionals who know their craft and they couldn't be more friendly either.

We arrived in St. Louis around 3 pm after travelling 357 miles.  Parking the van on the street in downtown St. Louis was easy and we spent the next two hours touring the “Old Court House”, where slave Dred Scott filed a lawsuit against his owner, and the riverfront area under the arch.  Got some great pictures of the river, a barge, the riverboat “Tom Sawyer” which my high school class rented for our graduation party, and the Cargil/Continental Grain Elevator across the river in East St. Louis.  My dad worked for Continental Grain and I spent many Saturday visiting that elevator.

Leaving downtown we headed for “The Hill” and Charlie Gitto’s restaurant.  Joni and I shared toasted ravioli, which this restaurant claims to have invented, and for our main courses Joni had cannelloni, in honor of my grandmother,  and I had “Veal Nunzio”.  We loved our dishes; my veal was the best I’d ever eaten.

From Gitto’s we head to Ted Drewes’ for a couple of custards, and then to our campground in Babler State Park.