We drove our coach 255 miles, about five hours of driving, from Elberfeld, Indiana to Sullivan, Missouri.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

An interactive map:

Water lilies:

Heading on to I-69 North:

Pulling up a yellow stripe:

Love’s fuel stop:

87.122 gallons of diesel for $367.57; we saved $58.42 off that pump price via our fuel discount card:

Bridge roadworks:

Wabash River:

“Welcome to Illinois”:

We haven’t seen a pump jack for a while:

More bridge roadworks:

Rest area:

Crossover roadworks:

An interestingly shaped trailer (a mobile stage):

Another rest area:

A sign that says “After 11 hours driving, you need 10 hours rest”; we prefer to drive only two hours, but will go up to six on interstates, and stay at least one night when “sprinting”, preferably one to two weeks:

Our first glimpse of the Gateway Arch:

“Missouri Welcomes You”:

Six Flags theme park, yep, with six flags out front:

Approaching our destination, Meramec State Park:

Our site: