Much shorter drive today at a bit over 200 miles. Much more relaxing than yesterday!
We drove pretty much drove straight through to our first destination of the day. Oklahoma Joes's BBQ in Kansas City, Kansas. Oklahoma Joe's is the best BBQ in the KC area per a lot of reviewers on the internet, so that's why we picked it as our 1 and only BBQ in KC. It did not disappoint. I had the rib and brisket plate and also split a Z Man sandwich with my brother. Awesome food. Not sure that it's better than Pappy's in Saint Louis though...guess I'll have to have Pappy's again once we're back in Saint Louis to do a better comparison!!!
After lunch we decided to check into our hotel and relax a while before the game. Ahhhh, relaxation!
Off to our 9th game on this vacation and the 2nd Major League game. The Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Field. The drive was a little over 10 minutes, so nice and close. Got to the game about 1/2 hour before game start so we had time to go to the team store for some souvenirs. When we got to our section I remembered something that had completely skipped my mind...we were in all you can eat seats in the Loge right by first base. Score!!! I think we got our moneys worth...the boys went back numerous times and the last time they went the workers at the concession stand gave them 5 hot dogs between the 2 of them. Needless to say we are all stuffed. The game went into extra innings ending with the visiting White Sox winning 4-3 in 12 innings. The Royals had runners at 1st and 2nd with 0 outs in the 11th, but failed to score. They should have had the batter bunt the runners and sac flied the winning run in, but no, they tried to hit him in. Shallow fly ball for the first out then a double play to end the inning. The fans in front of me felt the same way...complete lack of fundamental baseball! Oh well.
Off to bed now since we have another fairly long day tomorrow. Maybe a Civil War site or 2, maybe Pappy's for lunch, definitely the Gateway Arch, and a Cardinals game. I'm going to need a vacation after my vacation!
Goodnight.
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