Kansas City

We got back from the airport around 8pm. We drove about an hour east of Denver and stayed at a KOA for the night. We spent the next day driving through Kansas and stayed the night at a Walmart. I woke up in the middle of the night because it felt like someone was pushing the trailer. Jared assured me that it was just the wind but it still scared me. There were gusts around 40 to 45 MPH. I knew the trailer was too heavy to be pushed over but my imagination was going wild. I finally went back to bed and awoke the next morning ready to leave.

We drove the rest of the way to Kansas City.

We had to stop somewhere along the way because a part of the trailer was flapping in the wind. We noticed that most of the frontage roads in Kansas were still dirt.

Jared ended up putting some nails in and we were back on the road again.

We got to our campground that afternoon. It wasn’t much to look at but we were close to the emergency storm shelter and had full hook-ups so we weren’t complaining.

Kansas City is really cool because it sits on the border of Missouri and Kansas so we  crossed state lines multiple times while we were there.

That night, we got set up and headed out.

We were meeting Jared’s aunt, Virginia, and his cousin, Sally!

We were going out for some famous Kansas City barbecue!

It was delicious! We definitely enjoyed eating and talking with Virginia and Sally.

After dinner, we headed out to see some sights.

We saw the World War I National Monument and it was huge.

Aunt Virginia pointed out the different landscape. We saw some interesting buildings that had historical significance.

The Western Auto sign was one of the first things people saw when riding back to Kansas City on the train.

She also told us some history and stories about her own experiences.

We headed back to Sally’s house and had some dessert. We had Sally’s homemade peach cobbler and it was some of the best we’ve ever had!

The next day, Jared and I went to Union Station and it was beautiful! The station was huge!

There was an exhibit on the second floor that spoke of the history of Union Station. It was abandoned for years and was almost torn down. There is so much history in the building.

We headed outdoors and walked around the area. We saw the World War I Monument again but from another angle.

We drove around some more and checked out the city.

We took a break back at the trailer and had the leftover barbecue sandwiches. They were still very delicious.

We headed back to Sally’s house and had some more dessert! We talked around the table with coffee and treats while Aunt Virginia told us stories of what it was like growing up on a farm in Arkansas.

She told us when there was snow on the ground, her dad, Charlie, would tie burlap bags over their shoes for when they walked to school. The Bell kids would get some special attention at school because the school officials had to help undo the burlap.

It was definitely a different world back then.

Hanging out with Aunt Virginia and Sally was definitely a highlight in our trip. It was fun hearing about Kansas City and family history!

We headed out the next day. It was pouring rain with thunder and lightning but we still had to check out of the campground by 11 AM. We were soaked by the end of it, but we got hitched up and were on our way to Chicago!