Now the fun begins....road trip!
What started out as a 2 1/2 hour drive to Cape Girardeau ended up taking well over 4 hours due to all the unexpected stops along the way. The first being Gus's pretzels which has been around since the early 1900's. Forget your chain pretzels...these were the bomb! And with a constant flow of customers at 10:30 on a Sunday morning, you know I am not the only one to think that way. The little factory is a nondescript building in the factory area is a German part of the city. I happened to stumble upon it as I was getting gas. From there I hikes a few state parks almond the way just to take in the natural beauty of the area. Many critters were spotted today including a blue-tailed lizard... I need to find out what it was.
I finally made it down to the riverfront of Cape Girardeau. You coulda tell this was once a bustling riverfront town that is trying to be revived. Sitting by the water listening to a mother explain the river to her young child gave me a good insight into why more people don't use the river for recreation.the are so many undertows and currents in the swift moving water that it is not a very safe place to fish or swim. When people say you need to know and respect the mighty river, I now have a better understanding. I became mesmerized watching the flowing water as well as the people wandering around me. I can only hope that towns like Alton, Grafton, and Cape Girardeau can find a way to be revitalized.
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