Tuesday August 28, 2007

 

Sunday

Worship on the St Louis Chapel

 

Chaplain Dan Stuckey was on duty Sunday morning

 

There were three drivers, plus Cerwin, Hezekiah, and me in the worship service.

 

Singing, “Trust and Obey”

Afterwards we enjoyed lunch with Dan and one of the drivers.

 

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Visiting the Arch

Sunday Afternoon

We were pleased to have an extra day in the area – due to the fact that if we flew home on Sunday, we would have had to use double air miles (I treasure my free air miles more than that!)

 

This gave us time to visit the Missouri side of the river and learn more about The Gateway to the West.

 

We spent an evening here with Dan and Raydean in early July, after delivering the chapel, but it was too late in the day to visit the museum or go to the top of the arch.

 

 This time we had the entire afternoon available.

 

We purchased our tram tickets, then had an hour and a half wait, so viewed a half-hour film on the building of The Arch.  The construction began a few days after Cerwin and I announced our engagement – forty-four years ago.

 

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After that we visited the Museum of Westward Expansion.  It was interesting to learn more about Lewis and Clark and the development of the west.

 

 

I took this photo while Hezekiah was listening to Red Cloud tell a highlight of his life.  I told Hezekiah it would be good to do some research on how Red Cloud was involved in the development of the west.

 

 

 

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Then it was 3:20 PM – Our Turn to Board the Tram.

Five people fit into the tiny capsule-like vehicle that took us to the top and brought us down again.

 

Hezekiah and Cerwin looking out one of the windows.

 

The red arrow points to the Pilot Truck Stop where we had been in the morning.

 

Mississippi River

 

Facing West

After returning to ground level, we enjoyed a free supper at Ruby Tuesday – thanks to two gift cards (one from our youngest daughter and the other from friends at church) – then relaxed in our motel room. 

I caught up on my blog while the guys watched TV.

 

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Update on My Monarch Caterpillars Tonight – Tuesday

 

There are five chrysalis and two caterpillars on the screen this evening.

 

 

There should be a butterfly in the next few days.