Lamberts Cafe-home of the "throwed rolls"... Putting your hands up indicated you want an oven fresh, warm roll tossed to you. Some were lobbed fully across the restaurant.  (Sikeston, MO, May 21)

Flight simulator lesson... I was terrible: 0 kills & 2 crash landings, but many self inflicted 360 slo-mo rolls. (St Louis, MO, May 18)

Bud tour...the beer tastes surprisingly good when cold & just bottled that day, but we're still Rickard's Red fans (St Louis, May 17)

This seems a good seguay to our RV being named with part home-on-wheels, part diner & part pub in mind ... "The Roadhouse"

We love strolling the wealthy neighbourhoods & then sneaking in some cheesy, clandestine selfie. (St Louis, May 16)

Cycled scenic paths in Forest Park (much larger than New York's Central Park). (St Louis, May 15)

St Louis Gateway (gateway to the west)...630 ft high. Claustrophobic capsule took us to the top for a 360 city view. (St Louis, May 14)

Home owners in the midwest and especially the south love their huge lawns...one couple said it takes them 5hrs, twice a week to mow their 5 acres using his and hers ride-ons! (Missouri, May 13)

Rural Missouri covered the spectrum; the byways were hypnotic with gently rolling hills and trees hugging the roadsides, homes were often stately on sprawling lawns, but drives through some small towns were often sad with half shuttered main street businesses and homes that looked like a gentle wind could blow them over. (Missouri, May 12)

We were free to wander this 1836-2004 prison, including the gas chamber & dungeon-24hrs/day darkness. Our tour guide was the retired warden. His stories of the prison conditions, punishments and desperate measures inmates would take for drugs or escapes were chilling. (Jefferson City, MO, May 11)

Covered bridges of Madison County (Winterset, IA, May 8)

Biking high over the Mississippi (Madrid, IA, May 7)

Selfie stick newbies-Rick always has to crouch down to be in the shot with his short wife. Behind us is one of the oldest bridges in the U.S. (Minneapolis, MN, May 4)

Impressive 112mi paved multi-use trail (Nisswa, MN, May 3)

Well we've officially retired and have started our much anticipated 1.5 year adventure. Banff was unseasonably warm in mid April.