{"id":4337,"date":"2011-09-20T02:38:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T02:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/bajaimages\/LowellsBlog\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2011-09-20T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T13:36:19","slug":"on-the-road-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/bajaimages\/LowellsBlog\/on-the-road-home\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Road Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monday Sept 12th and our summer in Missouri comes to an end after hurricane Irene changed our plans for heading to West Virginia and North Carolina. We hung in Gallatin for an extra week and then headed to Nashville with a stop over at my Aunt Sues who live in Booneville in the middle of Missouri.  <\/p>\n

Dick and Mom posed for our farewell photo as they said goodbye for the summer. Mom will remain in Gallatin until mid November when she flies back to Phoenix. <\/p>\n

Below.. Neely hangs with Red and Cowboy as they bid us goodbye.<\/p>\n

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Preparing our departure we had a Saturday night family BBQ with some awesome ribs then Sunday afternoon we spent on the lake Viking with family. A perfect send off.<\/p>\n

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Aunt Sue\u2019s home near Booneville is surrounded by Peach Tree Farms and the Budweiser Clydesdale  Ranch.  She is an artist and uses her skills to decorate Peach Tree Farms as well as sell her art creations there. We got a tour of her home and then headed into Booneville for some sightseeing. Booneville lies on the Missouri river which was still at flood stages. Walking the 1\/4 mile bridge is a regular exercise area. Booneville is a stop on the 250 mile Katy Trail bike trail (Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail<\/a>) across the middle of Missouri and we saw a few bikers as we crossed the bridge.<\/p>\n

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Checking out the pumpkin patch. Some of the unusual produce for sale at the market. Aunt Sue and Frankie with some of the colorful pumpkins.<\/p>\n

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Warm Springs Ranch home of the Budweiser Clydesdales actually was my cousin Julie & Curtis\u2019s farm 5 years ago. Budweiser came to them and ask to buy their farm and have created a beautiful Clydesdale estate.  There\u2019s over 200 horses on the ranch that raises and trains the these big beautiful horses to be the famous Budweiser Hitch horses. They live a regal life, pampered from birth. We got a private tour near sunset with one of the staff trainers. Unbelievable the whole operation. 3 huge multi-million dollar barns full of gentle Clydesdales. <\/p>\n

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Then we meet some little ones (2 months) and then some big guys. They don\u2019t get a hitch job until 4 to 5 years.<\/p>\n

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Nashville \/ Memphis<\/p>\n

Tues Sept 13 we arrived in Nashville and spent the next 3 days visiting before heading on to Memphis for a 2 day visit. It\u2019s way to much to cover in this update so that will be coming soon.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re writing this camped on a small lake west of Oklahoma City on a fast track back to Phoenix. We should be home by Wednesday.  It\u2019s been rainy and cool in the mid 70s the past 2 days. Hope we\u2019re ready for Phoenix\u2026<\/p>\n

Until the next update\u2026<\/p>\n

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