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Wednesday morning we made our second excursion far outside of St. Louis, this time along I-44. Our first stop was Meramec Caverns, which I haven’t been to since I was in 5th grade.
While the owners have added new attractions, the caverns and tour themselves were pretty much exactly the same as I remember.
The only difference between then and now was price — $18 per adult (which is by far the most expensive activity we’ve done during these three weeks, though the Cards game would have been worse if we hadn’t gotten free tickets).
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After the Caverns, we ate at McDonald’s, satisfying a long-held desire of Jadzia’s. Then it was on to St. James where we had a lovely visit with my brother Justin, his wife Becca, and their boys. The kids played well, we had a nice time talking and playing Wii, and dinner was great. Then we walked around St. James Park, and topped it all of with ice cream.
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The ride home wasn’t as smooth, and featured much crying. But once we were home, a restful night was had by all.