We rose from our slumber at the side of a man-made pond and beach in the middle of Ohio. The tent was covered in dew and some of it sprinkled onto my face as Sam shook the tent to wake us. We quickly packed up the sleeping gear, left our $20 in the campground office door and headed back onto I-70 West. Today we're pushing on to Kansas City to stay at Sam's Dad's family house, built by his grandparents in the 1960s. We had a pretty straight drive ahead of us and got incredible gas mileage, reaching 16 mpg - which is absolutely terrific for our 90s cruiser. As we reach the Bible Belt, we saw a giant Cross and countless "Did you pray today?" signs.
Once we reached Missouri, we drove through St. Louis and crossed the Mississippi River, something Nick and Ryan had never done before. It was starting to set in that in only a matter of hours we could reach the Colorado border.
As we approached Kansas City we stopped in a guitar center for some musical supplies and some quick jamming, then it was off to the best BBQ joint in Kansas City! As we stepped in the door the smell was overwhelming. Our mouths were watering as we waited for a table and grabbed some beer they had on tap from the local brewery. Once seated we quickly read through the different meat options and when we got the food, it was clear this wasn't your Mom's BBQ (sorry mom). It was out of this world!! Very smokey flavor and kind of sweet. Each dinner came with some sides as well, and I'd just like to say the baked beans were to die for. Rest assured we would sleep well tonight!
After dinner we got back to Sam's aunt's house (AKA the Kesler family home) and settled in for the night. Tomorrow would be the day we would reach Denver and there was lots of anticipation in the air.
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