Nice overnight stay in Jonesboro Beat Western Plus which has become my hotel of choice this last week. At each I have tried the grits and the biscuits and gravy but my preferred choice is waffles!
The drive today from Jonesboro to Branson consisted of lots of twists and turns, the only reason I didn’t get car sick is that I was driving! Twists, turns, up a hill and down a hill. At one point I was thinking maybe I was going thru some small mountains, next I saw a sign that said I was leaving Mark Twain National Forest! I didn’t know I had even entered it!!! Besides forests there were lots of fields, some of which had already been plowed for Spring! Yes it is Spring with trees and daffodils blooming. Nice day of driving in the sunshine high today of 68, only 4 hours.
Arrived Branson Missouri by 12:30 and headed to The Mansion to see if I could get a ticket for tonight’s opening night of Praise Fest with Legacy 5, Booth Brothers and 4Him. Yes, got a ticket 8th row, center! Really looking forward to it. I was taking a picture of the building outside and a lady stopped me and said what a good idea that was and she was going to do the same. Then she saw my license plate and that started a whole conversation! She was 80 years old had been coming for years to Praise Fest, is widowed now and drives 5 hours to get here. She was excited because one of her granddaughters was driving up to join her! I told her this was my first time and I was coming to tonight’s concert. She said “you have to come Wednesday night! It’s the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir!” So taking her word for it I went back in and bought a ticket for Wednesday night too! Then on to AllAccessBranson.com that had been highly recommended by the gal at the hotel when I called to make reservations…it is family owned, good prices and they deliver to the hotel! Well I needed “hands on” so attempted to drive to the location and drove in circles for 20 minutes finally called and I was SO close! She was very helpful and booked 3 shows for me one each day, so am staying an extra day!
Then to check into the hotel, sign up for an extra day, move into my room for the next 4 days. There is an on/off trolley that stops at the hotel and 10 other stops. This afternoon I rode the trolley scouting out where I would like to get off and explore over the next few days.
Branson is crazy with activities for the whole family. A little overwhelming, I’m definitely staying away from some of the more crowded spots…unless I do them early in the morning.
Here is my itinerary for the week:
Tonight: already mentioned.March 12 Comedy Jamboree 3pm
March 13 Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir 7pm
March 14 Irish Tenors & Celtic Ladies
March 15 Sight &Sound production of Esther 7pm
What a fun week this is going to be!
Quick observation of the clientele tonight! Apparently you need to be in your late 70s or 80s!!!! Great concert and fun meeting people next to me on one side from Dt Worth they have been coming to the Praise Fest for 12 years and anytime groups come within 200 miles of their place they make a point of going to see them. That's dedication! The couple behind originally were from California both in law enforcement and would come to Praise Fest several years for refreshment and encouragement, they bought a summer place in Tennessee, found they were spending more time and made the move. No I'm not thinking of moving to Tennessee, but I love hearing others stories!
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