On our road trip, we stopped halfway in Hannibal to see Mark Twain’s boyhood home and learn about the author and his adventures.
After a quick history lesson, we continued on to our destination, Burlington, Iowa. It’s the home town of a friend who gave a few recommendations on places to go. So, we went and enjoyed our stay. The boys really enjoyed Fun City which is a mega plex with go carts, laser tag, indoor ropes courses, an indoor water park, bowling, arcade games, and a place called Ballocity. Sage and Kai spent a total of about 7 hours playing in Ballocity having “Capture the Flag” wars, climbing through tunnels and sliding down slides. Needless to say, Fun City lived up to its name.
The second day, we did a quick tour of all the Burlington parks and playgrounds and snuck in a couple hikes before the rain started again.
Starr Cave Park
Tricky hike with lots of obstacles!
The world’s curviest street, Snake Alley.
We think it was called Mosquito Park because it was so small it was the size of a mosquito. Beautiful views of the Mississippi though!
The boys’ favorite - simply because of the name. Silly boys!
Geode State Park had their favorite playground.
But, not their favorite hike. Neither of them look amused. 😬
Once the rain started again, we went back to the hotel for some hot tub and pool time before heading back to Fun City for the night.
Finally, on Friday, that great ball of light in the sky known as the sun reappeared. Hallelujah! We spent Friday back in St. Louis at some of our favorite playgrounds.
This spring break was definitely the wettest with rain every day except for Friday. But, hey, thanks to our new sump pump, at least our basement was dry. 😫
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