What a beautiful early summer morning as we traveled northwest out of Tennessee to Kentucky. We especially enjoyed the puffy clouds and blue sky, and the temperature was still tolerable, maybe low 80s. As we neared the border with Illinois and the town of Paducah, Kentucky we saw a sign that said "National Quilt Museum". I mentioned to David that I'd love to see that museum. I'm not a real quilter, but I've dabbled in the craft and really appreciate the work that goes into one. Even though I wasn't expecting to, David went ahead and stopped. Bless his heart! He stayed outside with Roxie and I spent an hour or two exploring one of only 4 national museums of this kind.

The museum owns over 500 quilts and hosts exhibitions of various artists, contests, etc. I was so inspired to see the fine creative work on display. Here are just a few pictures I was able to find on the Internet since they didn't allow any photography at the exhibit.

Turns out, David had a good chat with another husband who was waiting for his wife.They were visiting from Kansas. While he was sitting and visiting, he noticed a statue further down the walk. It turns out that it is called "On the Trail to Discovery", featuring Lewis & Clark. Read the story on the second picture and it will give you much more detail on each statue.


When Sharon returned, she made some sandwiches and grabbed some snacks from the trailer and we set off again for St. Louis (actually, Cahokia, IL, which is on the opposite bank from St. Louis). Right after we jumped on the I-74 freeway, we crossed over the Ohio River and were in Illinois. What a beautiful day, blue sky and puffy clouds! After a few hours, what appears on the horizon, but the Gateway Arch! That is one big arch! We were still 7 miles away and you couldn't miss the arch unless you were blind. Soon we found our RV park - Cahokia RV Parque. Right next door is a barbeque restaurant --- bet you can't guess what we had for dinner!