Lake of the Ozarks

 The next day we traveled around the area of the Lake of the Ozarks.  We started our day at Stark Caverns.  We're always up for a good cave experience.

We stopped at the Ozark Halfwit statue.  I wish I would tell you that's not really his name, but it is.  Some things about Missouri are just in a special category.  

Our next stop was the Wilmore lodge.  It's a cute, little museum about the Bagnell Bridge.  We drove down to get a good look at the bridge. 

Our last stop was Ha Ha State Park.  We had lunch down by the river and then we walked up to the castle ruins.

These guys are fairly ridiculous, but they keep things interesting.  I'm pretty sure Little Guy bit him. We have a whole sequence of pictures of their absurdity.  

The view was gorgeous.  You can see the spot where we picnicked across the river. 

On our way home we traveled through the town of Tightwad.  It felt like a must to take a picture in front of the bank.

It was a quick but enjoyable trip.