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We like Branson
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Bet that's not how they envisioned visiting Branson . . .
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It's an advertising piece for a production of "Jonah". Pretty impressive . . .
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Judy shows how it's done at Curves in Branson . .
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That's the Titanic Museum. We couldn't take pictures inside . . .
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We couldn't find a Texas Roadhouse. This was NOT the next best thing . . .
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Some people ought to consider name changes . . .
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It was peaceful at the RV park. Except for the railroad tracks behind those trees
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At lunch in a rest area in Arkansas, we were serenaded by a happy kingbird
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Arriving at the Tom Sawyer RV Park in West Memphis AR
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There were some cute touches . . .
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We watched the river traffic go by right in our front yard
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Barge trains going downstream moved a lot faster than the upstream ones
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From Google Earth, a barge train from above. The size is determined by the locks in the river
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We don't know why they're "tow" boats when they all push . . .
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And they come in all sizes
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Al spent some time diagnosing a problem with our mobility scooters
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That's us, watching the cruise boat go by
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It's the "Queen of the Mississippi", and runs from Memphis to New Orleans and back
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Judy found this patch of poppies along the road . .
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That's Idlewyld Presbyterian Church in Memphis. Most impressive . . .
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The Sunday we were there, they confirmed 22 kids as new members
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Just in case a really big one comes along . . . .
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That's why we couldn't come here in 2011.
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Some days the cloud formations were spectacular
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Best BBQ in the Memphis area, we were told. We won't dispute that . . .
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The honeysuckle is great - the kudzu, not so much.
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Now we're in Columbus IN at a fundraiser for the Pierson kids' High School music program
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Brian sang with one of the vocal groups . . .
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Linda (center) helped with the chorus line . .
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Far as we were concerned, they could have just kept on singing all evening . .
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Laura and Al get a laugh out of something . . .
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Now we're in Indianapolis for the final concert of the Indianapolis Children's Chorale. This is a younger group
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This is the primary choir, and both Brian and Laura are in it
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The graduating seniors, including Brian, (far left) sang one number of their own . .
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And finally, both choirs joined on stage for the finale.
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Post concert, picture time. Two good lookin' kids
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And a family portrait was in order
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First Presbyterian in Columbus . . .another impressive church
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After church, lunch at Zaharakos, a century-old ice cream parlor recently restored
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There's a lot of flavor to this place. (Groaning encouraged)
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We liked this sculpture outside a branch library in Bowling Green KY. Good place to end . . .