Day 2: Two Cities

Today we headed out of Nashville and headed for St. Louis. The best thing to report about the drive was there is nothing to report - easy drive. St. Louis was not very cooperative for us today. The road we needed was closed. No problem, we will detour but ran into St. Louis Cardinal game traffic. Our GPS lead us to the Gateway Arch parking garage. It was low clearance and we have a minivan with a topper on it. So after inching forward with Jackson watching and holding back traffic we made it in with only the slightest contact. We made our way to the arch. It was beautiful and breezy (the kids loved the soft grass). There were long lines and a longer wait after that so we opted not to take the tram up. We decided to have some local cuisine but after a bit of a walk, we saw that we could not physically cross the street due to construction. We decided to cut our losses and head out only to find out the entrance was not the lowest part of the parking garage. So after another super stressful, creeping along inch by inch, we made it out. Kansas City has been a pleasant surprise. I found a hotel room in downtown right by this really cute plaza area. We walked around a bit and had some great Mexican food. Overall, a successful 2nd day! Onto South Dakota tomorrow :)