For most of the morning and into mid afternoon, I worked on cleaning up the Ram for the DTW event later this week. After a wash and the first two stages of the Meguiars 3 step waxing process, the truck is looking pretty good again. Ingrid caught up on a little laundry and read another one of many books she brought along on the trip. About 4PM I decided to take her out for a while and see the local sights. After a short stop at the local Autozone (to pick up a bottle of the 3rd stage wax) and another stop at a local trailer sales place that had a handful of teardrop trailers out in front, we found ourselves at a White Castle. Since Ingrid has never been to one before, it was imperative that we get a box of sliders and some cheese fries.

From there it was another lap of the Drury Inn to see if any DTW trucks were there (still none) then on into downtown, St. Louis, where we made our way over to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial aka. the St. Louis Arch. We goofed around outside for a while and eventually made our way inside. The tram to the top sort of resembles a large capacity clothes dryer with seats, it was still a fun ride though. We took a bunch of photos from the 630ft observation windows of both the city as we as across the Mississippi River to the IL side. After coming back down, we killed so time in the Museum and Gift Shops.

I also got another “Where’s Waldo?” shot

Can you find Walt’s Truck in this photo?

More St. Louis Arch Photos

We’re back at the campground now for the night. More tomorrow.