Friday we drove to the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Missouri, the location of our hamfest. It was quite hot all day, in the upper 90's but we stayed cool enough with just the engine air on in the motor home. But, as soon as you stopped the heat really took over. We ran the generator and both ac's after we got parked. We were able to set up later in the afternoon and got permission to hook up to a 30A outlet but the voltage was not very high but it ran the one ac but that was all. We stayed comfortable all night. We had to unhook this morning as the Red Cross van had to use the outlet to run their unit.

We had a good day at the hamfest and got packed up and ready to go by early afternoon. with the generator and both ac's running we finally got it cooled down and took a nap and headed out for the Lake Paradise Campground near Lone Jack, MO, really out in the boonies. We will be here for a couple of days while we decide if we are going to Leavenworth, KS for an amateur radio gathering or kill another week and go on to Oklahoma City the following Saturday. I need to talk with the people in Leavenworth to see if we can get in.

The temperatures are supposed to be near 100 the next week, so we may just find a shady spot and take it easy.

The photos are of the I70 bridge over the Missouri river and the large casino on the other side. The Mississippi river was about normal, but the Missouri was full and running over. The low lands were flooded and the water was very muddy. They told us that if the water came up 3 more inches in Leavenworth that they would have to move that show to another facility, however the Corps of Engineers said they had it under control and they did not expect it to rise any further. Time will tell about that.