We stayed the night at a town called Joplin. After dinner we were entertained by a ‘lovely’ lightening display in the distance and during the night the thunderstorms travelled overhead. We really are in the middle of the tornado area so as long as it’s just thunder and lightening I’ll be happy. I know you’re supposed to travel to experience new things but I draw the line at snake bites and tornados!!
A long day of travel. From Joplin in Missouri, through St Louis to Champaign in Illinois. About 425 miles. Like I said, a long day.
St Louis Arch. The tallest monument in the USA
I’ll remember St Louis as the city where I saw the most graffiti so far. Unlike NZ, the USA I’ve seen so far is amazingly graffiti free. There were many derelict buildings and a huge (really huge!!) hill to the left of the freeway as we were leaving the city. It was the old rubbish dump and was enormous.
no matter where we have been so far, we can always
see or hear the railway.
one of the many derelict buildings that we passed.
A really big pile of rubbish. I always wondered what hills were really made of! |
Illinois
Illinois seems to be a never ending farm. Flat land mainly cropped with very few animals to be seen. Each farm had its’ own barns and grain silos close to the house.
Illinois seems to be a never ending farm. Flat land mainly cropped with very few animals to be seen. Each farm had its’ own barns and grain silos close to the house.
The overall picture is of organization and tidiness. The buildings are very picturesque being painted either white or red.
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