Edward is checking out a fish that is much bigger than his.

Today was quite an adventure in driving. Ted and Susan and Edward drove all the way across Missouri, past Kansas City and past St. Louis and into Illinois. Mostly they were going east, but they have turned south again, heading towards South Carolina. The plan is to sleep here tonight, in Tennessee tomorrow and arrive at Patrick and Rachel and Mike's house on Saturday. It is a lot of driving. Today the road was especially rough as they drove through St. Louis. Bump, bump, bump went Edward. It is a good thing that he rides between two pillows in the camper. In the evening Ted and Susan went for a walk in the woods and later they took Edward to see some of the wood carvings in the park. This is a campground for trailers and motorhomes only. There are no tents allowed in this campground. Edward wonders why. It doesn't seem like it would be any problem to allow people to put up their tents. The forest here is very different from South Dakota or Washington.

Here is a picture of Edward with a carving of a Great Blue Heron. It looks like the heron is eyeing Edward's fish. Great Blue Herons like to eat fish.

Edward is getting used to the routine of driving during the day and staying at a new campground each night. This campground is very quiet. Some of the campgrounds are near the highway and are more noisy. Most of the campgrounds have swimming pools, but Edward isn't much for swimming. He has too much fur to dry out. Edward likes it that Ted and Susan usually eat their meals outdoors at a picnic table and that they go for walks in the evening. Sometimes they take Edward with them to get a few pictures.

Edward is excited that there are just two sleeps before he gets to see Patrick and Rachel and Mike. He is getting excited.