Well, I never said any more and I was surprised when he said he had planned a get away. Sean made reservations fro us at a place called Rock Eddy Bluff. It is so beautiful here. With the leaves changing, the sounds of nature and the weather it's like heaven here.
We got here late Sunday night. We turned off the main road on to a gravel road. From there, we turned on to the property. As we got close to the house, we saw several skeletons hanging from the trees. We both laughed as I asked Sean what kind of a place he was taking me to.
We were greeted by the owners as well as their dogs. They asked what time we would like breakfast and showed us to our room. Actually rooms. We have the whole upstairs. It has a bedroom, a common area and a sitting room. The views are unbelievable.
Monday, we took a drive to see an Amish woman who owns a greenhouse. On our way, we passed some Amish school children who were playing baseball. It was just like suddenly watching something out of "Little House On The Prairie". There was one little boy waving for all he was worth. We waved back and we soon had just about each of them waving and smiling back at us.
Around the corner, we came to the greenhouse. She said her plants didn't look "to good because of this time of the year you know". We picked a plant that she said was called a "Vic's Plant". When you pick one of the leaves, it really smells like Vic's. (we are a mentholatum family but the plant is neat) We also got something called "chicken gizzard". It has pink stems with leaves that are green some are pink and green.
Once we got back, we hiked down to the river. There is a sloo that is great for a canoe trip. We grabbed a canoe, paddles and some seat cushions and hit the water. We had a great time, that was until we tried to get the boat out. We got the canoe to where we had put it in the water. I put one foot on the bank area, Sean said, "look out, look out", the canoe moved back into the water and my right foot went in. Luckily, it was only my right foot and nothing else. Regardless, it was fun and we had a great laugh.
Later, when we headed out to dinner, we saw a raccoon family running along side the road. There was a mom and four little ones all in a line behind her. The last one took a tumble and they all stopped. I've often wondered if animals have "talks" with their kids like we do. "Ok, we are headed out to check out some trash cans. Share what you find and stick together".
We head back home today. I've included a couple of pictures. One is a view from our room, you can see the Gasconade River. The other is one with the sun shining through the tree's on our way to take out the canoe.
Later, when we headed out to dinner, we saw a raccoon family running along side the road. There was a mom and four little ones all in a line behind her. The last one took a tumble and they all stopped. I've often wondered if animals have "talks" with their kids like we do. "Ok, we are headed out to check out some trash cans. Share what you find and stick together".
We head back home today. I've included a couple of pictures. One is a view from our room, you can see the Gasconade River. The other is one with the sun shining through the tree's on our way to take out the canoe.
