When I left St. Louis for the Golden Shores of California, I'd only lived there for 18 months, and I felt a bit sad to leave it. I hadn't gotten to know it as well as I would have liked (I had, on the other hand, gotten to know more than enough of Missouri, so that overrode those feelings).
And on this trip, St. Louis is the only part of Missouri that hasn't felt empty, distant, and stagnant. It still seems like a cool place to be.
We briefly got to see our friend Rob when we got into town Tuesday afternoon and since then have stayed with my stepsister Dee Anna and her family. We wouldn't earn awards for our activity levels, but we did get to see the county's sculpture park, visit my old neighborhood in the Central West End, and drive around Forest Park. Oh, and we've played air hockey and pinball. Go, team.
Tomorrow, we head south, to Memphis, then on to Miami, Sarasota, New Orleans, and finally home. All in 15 or 16 days. Woo hoo!
Miles: 5488
Posted by yozhik at July 30, 2003 10:45 PM