And then....

We headed southeast.  We were a little nervous, because according to the weathermen, a bad snowstorm was heading exactly where we were going.  We wondered if we shoud try to get ahead of the storm or try to stay behind it.  We decided to stay with our originally planned route and take our chances.  Apparently the snowstorm was really bad in Kansas City which was just where we were headed.

When we arrived in KC we were pleasantly surprised ---it had stopped snowing and the roads were not at all bad.

We continued on our way to Branson, MO, stopping at interesting places along  the road like a cheese factory where we could sample hundreds of kinds of cheese.

Thrre was no more snow but it was very cold.  After arriving in Branson, we settled in at our favorite hotel for s well deserved night's sleep.

The next morning we continued southeast for a loooong drive across Arkansas, stopping for night at Forest City.

After another good night of sleep we headed for our final destination-- Darold's house in Nashville, arriving there at noon.

  Waiting for us was Goldie's daughter Kathy who lives in Asheville, NC and had come to take Goldie to her home for the week.  With her was her son Kody who is in the Air Force,  stationed at Andrews Air Base.

After driving these 1700 miles we were glad to be welcomed by Darold.; he and his wife moved to Nashville last fall and this was the first  time we visited them.    They were able to buy a beautiful  house because houses were so much less  expensive in Nashville than the one they sold in Denver.  I hope I can take some pictures tomorrow and post them here.

It was so good to see Darold and Cathy again We sure do miss them!

Since then we've been busy -- and will contine the story later....