Ah, wake up to start of a great day. We got to sleep in till 8am this morning since we arrived so early this morning or so late depending on if you are an optimist or pessimist. Went down and had the complementary continental breakfast. Discussed what we were going to do while at breakfast. I worked on yesterday’s blog and got caught up and Mari took a nap. The only issue I have had here at the inn was the sporadic connection to the internet. Once I got my blog typed up I ended up copying to my blackberry and sending it via email. When I had finished I looked outside and seen the cloud cover that was unique and snapped a picture or two.
So, Mari headed out and checked out the sites Branson had to offer. We first traveled the strip G-76 to see what was available and what we should do first. So many things and places to go we ended up just checking out the area. We drove along Fall Creek Road and ended up going to the Table Rock dam and the fish hatchery. While exploring it would sprinkle and rain. The fish hatchery raises brown and rainbow trout. I did not realize that the trout would get so big but they do. Mari bought some fish food and we spent 15 – 20 minutes feeding the fish. After finishing we headed back to the vehicle and did some more exploring. We decided to go towards Silver Dollar City and to find the cabin we would be staying at once the rest of the family gets to Branson.
We found the cabins, The Lodges at Table Rock Lake. Nice cabins. The only issue was that some of the cabins are literally on a side of a hill. The grade going down you made sure that brakes don’t fail and shift all the way down to first. Then on the way back up the hill you are literally looking straight up into the sky. I can’t wait to check out the inside of one of these cabins. From here we headed back into town to have lunch. We headed to a restaurant that Mike Morris recommended. He couldn’t remember the name of the restaurant but knew the general area, so we hoped it was the one. The name of dinner is Odee’s Restaurant. They serve great BBQ dishes. Mari had a sampler platter and I settled for the pulled pork sandwich.
After lunch we went over to Ride the Ducks. This is the ride that was shown on Undercover Boss. No, we did not have the tour guide that was on the show. Our guide was Captain Science, a retired science teacher. This is a great tour of the area with comedy and humor being incorporated. You also get a free souvenir with the ride, a duck quacker. The ride takes you through Branson and into Table Rock Lake. We both really enjoyed the ride.
After the ducky ride we went back to the inn and got on the laptops to check out shows and prices for the next couple of days. Since the internet was sporadic from the room we went down to the main office and setup camp. I grabbed a complementary cup(s) of coffee and a chocolate chip cookie and Mari had some hot tea. Not too many combo packages or discounts available WOW, prices of shows and entertainment are not cheap here, so plan on spending some money. Mari worked on a few post cards to send out to family. After wards we headed to a post office to mail the cards and some more site seeing.
On the way back to the inn we made a stop by the Dixie Stampede and the Titantic Museum to ask some questions. After wards we went to SubWay to split a six-inch sandwich and save some money. Then right next door there was the Cold Stone Creamer. Yum, Mari had cheese cake ice cream mixed in some reeses peanut butter cup. I had the Chocolate German Cake, the mixed the ingredients right in front of you. This was great.
So back on the main strip heading back to the inn I decided it would be fun to play a game of golf tonight. There are so many course here in Branson you could play a different course every day for a week. I stopped at one we spotted earlier. I pulled into the Professors Hacker’s Lost Treasure Golf course. This is a miniature golf course if you have not figured it out yet. Mari was doing pretty good for the first nine holes and was +6 over par and I was +7 over. The last night Mari seemed to have gotten exhausted or just tired. She did not do to good. Mari ended with +15 and I ended with +10 over a 42 par. As we were leaving the miniature golf course next door was the seated sling shoot ride. Mari and I watched some kids go on it. Nope, no way I just can’t see myself riding something like that, especially for $50 a person. We are both tired and came back to the inn.
