BRANSON, MISSOURI

WE ARRIVED IN BRANSON AROUND 1:00 ON FRIDAY, APRIL 6, GOT ALL SET UP IN OUR PASSPORT AMERICA RV PARK, BRANSON STAGE COACH RV PARK.

 WE WERE SURPRISED AT ALL THE EMPTY SITES!! WE HAVE A NICE SITE, CEMENT PAD, PICNIC TABLE,  CABLE TV,  TREES, ALL THE CONVENIENCES OF HOME!

WE RESTED A BIT, AND THEN COULDN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER, WE HAD TO GO EXPLORING!! WENT TO BASS PRO, DOWNTOWN BRANSON, JUST HAD A GENERAL LOOK AROUND. ATE, AND PICKED UP SOME SHOW TICKET INFORMATION.

WE ARE OUTSIDE OF BRANSON A FEW MILES, AND CROSS TABLE ROCK DAM TO GET INTO THE TOWN OF BRANSON. WHAT  BEAUTIFUL VIEWS!!

OUR FIRST SHOW WAS A REAL TREAT, WE WENT TO THE IMAX THEATRE COMPLEX AND  WERE TREATED TO A JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE IN THE  LITTLE OPREY THEATRE.

ON EASTER SUNDAY MORNING WE WENT BACK TO THE IMAX THEATRE AND ENJOYED SOME GOSPEL MUSIC.

WE ARE  ALSO NEAR TABLE ROCK  STATE PARK AND WONDERFUL WALKING TRAILS. WE'VE ENJOYED OUR WALKS AND SO HAVE MAGGIE AND MARLEE. 

I FINALLY GOT TO SEE AZALEAS IN BLOOM!

WE WENT TO THE SHOW "SIX"  MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT WAS A GREAT SHOW!!!

THESE GUYS ARE 6 BROTHERS AND  EVERY ONE OF THEM IS SO TALENTED!!!

ON TUESDAY MORNING I WENT ZIPLINING!! DARRELL DID NOT WANT TO GO, I HAD BOUGHT MY TICKET BEFORE GETTING TO BRANSON. I WAS A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE THAT MORNING, BUT I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO TO CELEBRATE MY 65 YEARS ON THIS EARTH. 

THERE WERE 9 OF US AND HERE WE ARE GETTING ALL THE "GEAR" ON.

AND GETTING READY TO LEAVE TO TAKE US UP THE MOUNTAIN. IT WAS A VERY BUMPY RIDE!

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!

IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!! I TOOK THE QZARKS XPLORER CANOPY TOUR WITH 7 ZIPLINES AND 10 SUSPENSION BRIDGES. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE GUIDES WERE SO HELPFUL! HERE I AM AT THE END!!

AND I JUST HAD TO HAVE THIS SHIRT!!!

IT SAYS, "THIS GRANDMA CAN FLY!"

THIS IS THE PICTURE THEY TOOK OF ME!! I LOVE IT!!!

AND THAT NIGHT WE WENT TO AN ELVIS TRIBUTE!!

TONY ROI WAS A GREAT ENTERTAINER! WE ENJOYED HIS SHOW VERY MUCH!

THE END TO A PERFECT DAY!!

THE DAY BEFORE WE LEFT BRANSON WE WENT TO THE COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS FOR LUNCH. A LADY AT THE CAMPGROUND TOLD US ABOUT THIS AND WE WERE ANXIOUS  TO TRY IT.

WE ATE AT THE KEETER CENTER, THAT IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAMPUS. THE FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED BY THE STUDENTS. STUDENTS HERE WORK FOR THEIR TUITION.

THE RESTAURANT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND WE WERE SERVED IN STYLE!!

WE ENJOYED A WONDERFUL LUNCH IN ELEGANT SURROUNDINGS WITH FRESH FLOWERS ON ALL THE TABLES.

THE FOOD WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

WE WENT OVER TO THE BAKERY AFTER LUNCH AND HAD A SAMPLE OF THE FRUIT CAKE THEY MAKE AND BOUGHT SOME JELLY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS AND IT WAS REFRESHING TO SEE A COLLEGE THAT BELIEVES IN HARD WORK!!