After spending more than a week in Hardy, AR in the city RV park next to the Spring River we left yesterday morning.

We have been having trouble with our house batteries running down overnight when boondocking. So, we stopped by the local Walmart to have them checked. They both checked good according to their checker. Not sure what the problem is, but will have to do some further checking.

We headed north toward our next hamfest in Kansas City, MO. We stopped in Branson for a couple of nights at the Escapees park, Turkey Creek RV Park. It is located on Turkey Creek very near to where it empties into Lake Tanycomo.

Today we toured the old town of Branson. It is still a lot like other small towns in the area, built on the side of a hill with nothing level or very convenient. However, what can you expect when you settle in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. The newer part of Branson is still a bit rough in terrain but it is saturated with many theaters and restaurants as well as all kinds of entertainment opportunities. It is very much a tourist attraction with many stars having their own theater as well as eating establishments. Traffic was not very bad today as the tourist season has not yet started.

We enjoyed our tour with a stop at the dam that created lake Table Rock. It is quite a large dam and is used for flood protection on the White River which used to flood regularly and cause lots of damage downstream.

We will leave tomorrow and spend the night somewhere between here and Kansas City and them go to the hamfest site on Friday and set up in the afternoon. After the hamfest is over on Saturday afternoon we will head toward Godfey, IL for the next week end.