Bucket List Part II · 2:46am Jul 20th, 2021
The next day we went to Worlds of Wonder Aquarium and Museum which is supported (in part) by Bass Pro Shop. Tickets were expensive but worth it! The underwater exhibits were fantastic and it gave an interesting history of sport fishing. It even had a section dedicated to former presidents who enjoyed fishing. (Jimmy Carter being chief among them). It was truly amazing.
Our next stop was a Pytherian castle. It was built by a group called Pytherians who were a club similar to the Shiners. The castle was designed to be an orphanage and old folks home for club members and their families. It was later commandeered by the US military who used it as a hospital and POW base during WWII. It was interesting. Kinda reminded me of Hogwarts.
After that we returned to my brother's house in Wentzville. We planned to go to Hannibal, MO the next morning but we were too exhausted from our previous trip to go so far. Instead, my mother, Pinkie, and I went to Grant's Farms. It was wonderful. Pinkie and I fed milk to baby goats. Good Lord! It was like getting mugged! They kept pushing each other out of the way to get to the bottle, some even reared up and pawed at me with their hooves. It was fun though and we both got a good laugh out of it. Pinkie even rode a camel!
But the best part of our trip to Grant's farm came last when we got to see the ONE THING I have been dying to see since I first started visiting my family in Missouri.
THE FUCKING BUDWIESER CLYDESDALES!
I was just in awe seeing these animals in person for the first time. It was like meeting your favorite celebrity on the street. I saw two in their stalls up close. You just can't imagine how beautiful these creatures are. How muscular, powerful, and tall! If I stood directly behind one, its tail would have been over my head! (I am 5' 9", though i may have shrunk). And yes, I realize it could have shit on my head without having to squat, thank you. I was fan-girling so hard, Pinkie had to remind me that Mom was in the car and it was getting time to leave.
I only wish I could have PET THEM THANGS!
So that is another item off my bucket list. I'll talk about my last one next time.
