Branson, MO: What can I say, this is a much prettier place than I expected and found there is so much to do here. It was great to pull in with Joe and Kay Demarte and see Denis and Pat Hollwedel again as they had 
been over to Nashville. We were also greeted by Ron and Linda Schuetz and Paul and Lucreta Wooten, and then pulled in Karen and Ted Zigan –
all from MCC. We started out by having dinner Saturday evening at a fabulous fine dining restaurant called the “Candlestick” which overlooks Lake Taneycomo and also views to Branson’s new boardwalk shopping area and the bass shop.
We ended up seeing 5 shows in 3 days but had a ball. Each show was great and all different. First show was Bill Medley and Paul Revere and the Raiders, we saw Shoji Tabuchi and if you have never seen that show -it is a must when you come here. The talent and costumes and his playing the violin was great. Kay and I were the only ones to go see the Twelve Tenors but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Some of us then went on the showboat, h
ad a great lunch and enjoyed not only the beautiful day we had, but they also had a great show on the paddle wheel boat. Again that night, we went to see Andy Williams and Ann Margaret with Denis and Pat. That was Critch’s night and he loved seeing that show. Ann Margaret looks great and the show was excellent – which surprised me as I am not an Andy Williams fan.
Some of the guys went fishing – ask Paul about his 32 fish he caught!!!!! A couple people went on the “Duck” which is an army amphibian car/boat that takes you on Table Lake and through the town. The girls took a day and went to “Eureka Springs” for some shopping but my favorite spot was seeing “Christ of the Ozarks”. It is the largest statue of Jesus and it was really awesome as shown in the picture. We did shop until we dropped and my feet hurt so badly, but I made it through the day.
On Wednesday evening we all had heavy appetizers as the Zigen’s and Hollodell’s left on Thursday (1day early). Everyone else is leaving Friday and Critch and I have decided to move over to the KOA which is right in town and stay another 2 weeks. The pace has been a little hectic for us so decided to stay here and get caught up and enjoy the area. The Ozarks is beautiful scenery, very green, and we would like to explore a little more. One week in this area is not enough as there is so much to do.
Thursday everyone spent the day preparing for departure and then we all had dinner together at a great Italian restaurant – only to find out they couldn’t serve alcohol! Was tough to say good by, but will look forward to seeing our friends again in October.
We pulled out of our spot on Friday morning (6/20) with beautiful blue skies – 5 minutes later we had a great rain and hopefully washed off the coach – but low and behold the sun was shining 20 minutes later when we got ready to hook up to our new spot in KOA Branson. (Picture’s included). After spending most of the day cleaning up we decided to go to the Branson landing to have an early dinner at “Famous Dave’s” for their noted great ribs – and boy they were the best I have ever had!!!! While in that area we went to the St. Louis Club shop and they had a great shirt I wanted Critch to have. (He played for St. Louis in 1941 and they won the pennant while he was overseas). Needless to say, the guys that worked in the store enjoyed talking to Critch and asked him to sign a couple of the baseballs. It was fun for Critch as he so enjoys talking of his baseball days.
More on our Branson adventure as we spend the next 2 weeks here.
been over to Nashville. We were also greeted by Ron and Linda Schuetz and Paul and Lucreta Wooten, and then pulled in Karen and Ted Zigan – 
all from MCC. We started out by having dinner Saturday evening at a fabulous fine dining restaurant called the “Candlestick” which overlooks Lake Taneycomo and also views to Branson’s new boardwalk shopping area and the bass shop.We ended up seeing 5 shows in 3 days but had a ball. Each show was great and all different. First show was Bill Medley and Paul Revere and the Raiders, we saw Shoji Tabuchi and if you have never seen that show -it is a must when you come here. The talent and costumes and his playing the violin was great. Kay and I were the only ones to go see the Twelve Tenors but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Some of us then went on the showboat, h
ad a great lunch and enjoyed not only the beautiful day we had, but they also had a great show on the paddle wheel boat. Again that night, we went to see Andy Williams and Ann Margaret with Denis and Pat. That was Critch’s night and he loved seeing that show. Ann Margaret looks great and the show was excellent – which surprised me as I am not an Andy Williams fan.Some of the guys went fishing – ask Paul about his 32 fish he caught!!!!! A couple people went on the “Duck” which is an army amphibian car/boat that takes you on Table Lake and through the town. The girls took a day and went to “Eureka Springs” for some shopping but my favorite spot was seeing “Christ of the Ozarks”. It is the largest statue of Jesus and it was really awesome as shown in the picture. We did shop until we dropped and my feet hurt so badly, but I made it through the day.
On Wednesday evening we all had heavy appetizers as the Zigen’s and Hollodell’s left on Thursday (1day early). Everyone else is leaving Friday and Critch and I have decided to move over to the KOA which is right in town and stay another 2 weeks. The pace has been a little hectic for us so decided to stay here and get caught up and enjoy the area. The Ozarks is beautiful scenery, very green, and we would like to explore a little more. One week in this area is not enough as there is so much to do.
Thursday everyone spent the day preparing for departure and then we all had dinner together at a great Italian restaurant – only to find out they couldn’t serve alcohol! Was tough to say good by, but will look forward to seeing our friends again in October.
We pulled out of our spot on Friday morning (6/20) with beautiful blue skies – 5 minutes later we had a great rain and hopefully washed off the coach – but low and behold the sun was shining 20 minutes later when we got ready to hook up to our new spot in KOA Branson. (Picture’s included). After spending most of the day cleaning up we decided to go to the Branson landing to have an early dinner at “Famous Dave’s” for their noted great ribs – and boy they were the best I have ever had!!!! While in that area we went to the St. Louis Club shop and they had a great shirt I wanted Critch to have. (He played for St. Louis in 1941 and they won the pennant while he was overseas). Needless to say, the guys that worked in the store enjoyed talking to Critch and asked him to sign a couple of the baseballs. It was fun for Critch as he so enjoys talking of his baseball days.
More on our Branson adventure as we spend the next 2 weeks here.
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