Sunday morning regretfully, we left Cottonwood RV park and moved about 10 miles down the road to Finger Lakes Campground a Missouri State Park. We were glad to get the reservation, since there was a biker's rally in Columbia, Mo. When we got to our site, we knew we were in trouble. I had checked to make sure there were not trees too close so Bob could back in and that we could get satellite tv, but I didn't check for slope. If your site is too down hill or up hill, one way or another and your jacks can not go up enough to level your motorhome, then you should have wood or some type of blocks to put under the tires to level you out. If you are not level, you can not open your slides. Well, being new, we had no blocks or wood. Not having the slides out for two days is not too bad. Pralines was inconvenienced the most, as she occasionally got stepped on when she got under foot. We have three slides, one in the bedroom, one moves the kitchen wall out and one moves the couch side out. I figured we could manage for 2 nights and we did.
Monday, we headed into Columbia to see more of the city and to do a little shopping. First we shopped. We got blocks for under the tires. They look like orange legos to me, but are about 1/ 2 as tall. They come 10 to a bag (blue) and are $30 at Walmart. All campers have them, in case you were not in the know. Next time you go camping look around under trailers, 5-wheels, and/or motorhomes, they are a necessity.
Next we took a walking tour of Columbia's downtown. We started in the Government District the County Courthouse. It was completed in 1847 at a cost of $17,165.00. The building was situated so that its columns would align with the columns of the University of Missouri's Academic Hall at the other end of 8th Street.
We walked down 8th Street to the University of Missouri's gateway, pictured below.
We passed the new addition to City Hall. Notice the key hole sculpture in the front. The artist Howard Meehan, well known for public works of art, envisioned "Keys to the City" symbolizing that citizens are the key to a good government. He hoped that as citizens walk through the keyhole to City Hall that they will feel empowered. He wanted the sculpture to convey an ownership of the city.
We enjoyed our day. Still felt like we had only scratched the surface of Columbia. We left wanting to see more. Tomorrow Hannibal, Mo. Some of you may be wondering, as my daughter was, why it took us soo long to get to Hannibal. Well, all I can say is we are retired and we move at our own pace, slow.
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