As with all off days, I cooked a big breakfast outside in the shade, before the sun beat us up too bad.
On the campground bulletin board, there was a sign for Nu Wa Corporation tours at 9:45am. So, we drove a short distance to the factory and asked about the tour. Ed was happy to give the four of us a very detailed tour of the plant. They make high end Hitchhiker brand fifth-wheel campers. They were very beautiful and the tour was very interesting. Kim and I are now contemplating selling the house and living in one of these beauties while traveling the country.
Well, it was nearly lunchtime so we headed uptown to enjoy at a local restaurant. Opie's seemed to fit the bill. It was good food with some great service. After lunch, Kim and Vera did some shopping in the local establishments while Tim headed to the local Espresso Bar to hook to the web. We have been having some real issues finding places to stay in Kansas and Missouri. So, he spent some time trying to line things up for the coming week. We especially want to have our "ducks in a row" for the coming weekend, as Josh, Amy and John are coming to visit from Chicago.
After exploring downtown Chanute, we obtained a historical house tour brochure from the Bureau of Tourism. While Kim ordered our driver and read the descriptions of the houses, we toured the town. There are some really wonderful houses that were built with oil and gas money in the late 1800's.
As the day was drawing to a close, we had some birthday cake, to include singing and blowing out candles. While finishing up our treats, we noticed a couple of cyclists ride into the campground. Of course, I went out to talk to them. They too are TransAm riders, so I invited them into the camper to cool off and have some birthday cake and milk. It was fun to talk to them. They were from San Diego and plan to move to Florida with this trip as an intermediary adventure.
It was a busy time and Kim seemed to enjoy the day.
Birthday Lunch at Opie's
An example of the nice historic houses in Chanute.
Look at the birthday girl, isn't she cute!
Stephanie, Me and Brian (Eastbounders like me)
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