May 13-15 Pfannys Farm and Home from home Missouri.

Time to pack up and move again. We are making our way back across, consciously headed back Ontario-wards but still smelling some roses along the way.

On our way out of the Badlands we made a stop at the Big Prairie dog.

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I did not know until after we left that for 50 cents you can actually buy peanuts at the store there and the Prairie dogs are tame enough to feed. I was a bit upset at that lost opportunity..!! 😞

The next big stop was going to be in Springfield, Illinois so we broke that almost 870 miles up with a couple of one night Harvest Host and Boondockers Welcome stops.

Our first destination this time was Pfannys Farm in Nebraska, a Harvest Host.

Driving in through that top corner of Nebraska we were seeing lots of stripped off metal barn roofs, silos collapsed in on themselves….. Wow……there were some messy farms. When we arrived at Pfannys’ Julie ( the host) explained that we had only just missed a massive windstorm phenomenon , a derecho . Much like the deadly storm that hit Ontario just a week later. It ripped barns apart and flipped over some rv’s apparently….Scary. (We totally missed it…we were behind it..!!)

Pfannys Farm a wonderful place with lovely people who run their farm based on sustainable agriculture.

They grow lemons and limes in greenhouses warmed by geothermal. There are many chickens running around. They have a storybook walk through the property, which is open to school children, and a most fantastic view. Very cool place…very lovely people

Harvest host sites are a one night stopover…so up the next morning and packed up for the next chunk of miles. Julie very kindly offered me fresh cut asparagus and rhubarb….which I gratefully received.

The next big drive was to Stewartsville, Missouri. This was our first experience of Boondockers welcome, and I have to say we were instant fans. The difference with BW is the possibility of more than one night and often the hosts have power hook-ups and water available. Most importantly…they are people who want to meet people…so the whole experience is quite different. Ken and Robin at ‘Home from Home’ in Missouri were a terrific introduction to the organisation. They have a lovely rural property, a level parking spot….a hook-up for power and best of all…they are seasoned travelers with lots of tales to share. We had a wonderful night sitting out in their outdoor room watching the lightening storm in the distance and just having a darn good visit..!!!

We really wished we could have stayed a little longer….but we will just have to plan traveling back through this way.

So…back on the road we go….this time to Springfield ,Illinois. The town where Abraham Lincoln lived before he was elected President. We are bound for our first KOA campground and looking for another adventure.