Well we have been to St Louis today , it was very quiet though.We went to the top of the Gateway Arch.The trip to the top was very strange as 4 of us were in a little pod. it wouldn't have done to be claustraphobic.It took 4 mins to get to the top.At the top there was about 12 or 14 small windows that you looked out of.It was 630ft high,but because you didn't go outside it was fine.The views were good.The baseball stadium looked awesome from the top.Then we went...

Picked up the motor today managed to get 2.5 volkswagon jetta nice. It was that or a chrysler cruiser a right munter of a vehicle so rather than look like noddy and big ears out cruising we gratfully accepted the jetta. After driving 300 miles in it today we made the right decision.Gordon was very good and surprisingly so was Sue.The scenery was non existent just miles and miles of very flat fields,but we knew this.then eventually we left the state of Illinois...