by: Fred & Lola Osmun - Adventure 15
Our second full day in Hannibal Missouri
"America’s Hometown", which is on the Mississippi
River about half way between Iowa and St. Louis. It’s also known as the home of Samuel Clemmons aka Mark Twain; River-Boat
Captain and writer of stories featuring Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Becky
Thatcher, Injun Joe and others. The campground we’re staying in is Mark Twain
Cave Campground.
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| America's Hometown |
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| Our home for 3 nights |
We have some time for ourselves before the days
planned activities, another nice feature of Adventure Caravans, so we’re not on
the go every day all the time. We used the time to explore several areas;
Lover’s Leap (What a view) where two indian lovers (allegedly) jumped to their
deaths , the Cave, and sights around Hannibal, including Several Mansions, the
Lighthouse and signs & statues.
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| Lover's Leap Rock |
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| Lover's Leap |
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| The Lovers |
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| Turtle Island |
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| The Lighthouse |
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| A Hannibal Mansion |
In the evening we had dinner/supper at Ole Planters Restaurant. We Enjoyed Salad, BBQ beef or pork, String Beans, Corn, Potatoes, Bread, Pie and beverages.
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| Diner's enjoying the meal |
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| Staff giving us a history of the restaurant |
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Nic-Nacs and Memorabilia in Restaurant
We capped off the evening at Planter Barn Theater in downtown Hannibal and enjoyed stage veteran actor Richard Garey as Mark Twain Himself. Then it was back to the campground. Tomorrow we travel again.
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| Gunter enjoying a seat |
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Theater
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Playbill
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Richard Garey "Mark Twain HIMSELF"
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| The stage |
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