Branson, Something Old and Something New

We stayed in Branson about 9 days, the longest we stayed anywhere.  We stayed at Turkey Creek RV Park, which is an Escapee's Park.  Escapees' RV Club's is a club we joined that takes care of our mail and forwards it to us wherever we are.  It also gives us discounts at some RV campgrounds and has campgrounds of their own where we get a 50% discount. They have rallies, where many members come.  This year it is in September in Goshen, Indiana, and Bob and I are already signed up to attend.  They expect 1,000 campers. There is lots more they do, so if you are interested follow the link.  This park had Tuesday night dinners, Friday night Jam Sessions, and Sunday Ice Cream Socials.  It allowed us to get to know more people and learn more about Branson and other places people recommended to camp.

When we first got to Branson, we didn't think we would see any shows. We went to the Landing, which is a lovely shopping area several times and had dinner at Macaroni Grill one night.  We shopped in old downtown and had blackberry cobbler and ice cream at the Farmhouse Resturant, which was super.  We decided after our successful driving lesson that we would go to see a show.  Bob picked.  He wanted to see The Platter's. I think maybe one of the members was from the original group, but we enjoyed the show. I guess it was because we knew all the songs and all the words to the songs.

We enjoyed the show so much that the next day we decided to see another show. My pick this time.  We went to see The Twelve Tenors. Wonderful singers and dancers.  They really put on a performance.  It didn't hurt that they were young and nice to look at too.  (I remember Sally Tillman telling me, when she was in her late 80's or  90's.  That when we were looking for a new Pastor, that it wouldn't hurt if they were nice to lay your eyes on, when the sermons got to long.  I was surprised that someone her aged cared.  Now, I understand:) We both enjoy this show a lot.  FYI: Most of the shows are either at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon, or 8:00 p.m. in the evening, a few are even at 10:00a.m.  Heather told me that because old people don't like to stay up.  We went to the 3:00 p.m. shows.

After my great haircut at The River Front Salon, by Lyn McCoin and The Twelve Tenors and dinner with our Escapee friends, we picked up our mail and headed towards Hannibal, MO.