Kansas City

“And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song I’m going back to Kansas City” – The New Basement Tapes #RTXVIII has finally begun!!! Usually day one of our road trips is the least exciting day. This year, however, we couldn’t help but repeatedly ask the question […]

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Day 1: Brookfield to Kansas City

This is our fourth consecutive really big road trip west of Chicago and each of the others began the exact same way. We always make two completely predictable stops, one at the World’s Largest Truck Stop in Iowa and one at Herbert Hoover’s birthplace. They are both eventful enough ways to fill the first day […]

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On the Road!!

Finally, the day we have been waiting for, the beginning of rtxviii begun! We woke up at 6:00 put on our Knotty by Nature shirts and left. We were on the road by 6:40 am. While driving Ellie and I entertained ourselves by doing 9 days of our summer workbooks, competing in color switch and […]

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