Day 21: Sunday, September 24, 2006
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We are on our way back East right now and this morning decided that we were bored with Interstate 70 so decided to take a detour.
Last night at the hotel we found a website stating the attractions in the area... Mmm well so far we hadn’t seen much, but anyway we found out about a little town called Cawker City on route 24 that is famous for having the world’s largest ball of twine. Yeppers, the world’s largest ball of twine! So we just couldn’t resist going to see this highlight of Kansas. ;-) And yes it is a LARGE ball of twine, and they even have a gift shop/inn alongside for touristy people such as us. ;-). However we refrained just this once and went along on our merry way. It was definitely worth the drive and we can recommend this famous town/attraction to any who are wondering where to go on their next vacation! ;-)
(Check back later for a link to our photos from Cawker City.)
This morning we were blessed and found High Plains Baptist Church and were able to go to Sunday School and the morning service. Both messages were very good and the people very nice.
The weather here is warmer than it was in Colorado (for which we are very grateful) but the wind is still chilly.
As a side note we were able to find Gas for $2.16 a gallon, so we quickly stopped and filled Theo up, even though he still hade ½ a tank. This is great compared to the $3.11 we paid at Bryce Canyon.
We are still in Kansas and have just decided that it is time to get off the back roads and hit the Interstate. So we are headed back to I-70.
We have found a new state name for Kansas too. “The bug state”. ;-) We have had sooooo many bugs smash themselves into the windscreen* today that we figure that it has to be a buggy state for so many to live still.
- Tanya
* Windscreen: Aussie term for windshield
We are on our way back East right now and this morning decided that we were bored with Interstate 70 so decided to take a detour.
Last night at the hotel we found a website stating the attractions in the area... Mmm well so far we hadn’t seen much, but anyway we found out about a little town called Cawker City on route 24 that is famous for having the world’s largest ball of twine. Yeppers, the world’s largest ball of twine! So we just couldn’t resist going to see this highlight of Kansas. ;-) And yes it is a LARGE ball of twine, and they even have a gift shop/inn alongside for touristy people such as us. ;-). However we refrained just this once and went along on our merry way. It was definitely worth the drive and we can recommend this famous town/attraction to any who are wondering where to go on their next vacation! ;-)
(Check back later for a link to our photos from Cawker City.)
This morning we were blessed and found High Plains Baptist Church and were able to go to Sunday School and the morning service. Both messages were very good and the people very nice.
The weather here is warmer than it was in Colorado (for which we are very grateful) but the wind is still chilly.
As a side note we were able to find Gas for $2.16 a gallon, so we quickly stopped and filled Theo up, even though he still hade ½ a tank. This is great compared to the $3.11 we paid at Bryce Canyon.
We are still in Kansas and have just decided that it is time to get off the back roads and hit the Interstate. So we are headed back to I-70.
We have found a new state name for Kansas too. “The bug state”. ;-) We have had sooooo many bugs smash themselves into the windscreen* today that we figure that it has to be a buggy state for so many to live still.
- Tanya
* Windscreen: Aussie term for windshield
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