Oct 8 Day 23

Breakfast at the Days Inn in Quincy was a little bit of a let down as it had biscuits and gravy but no sausages, cold pancakes and cereal.  I decided to have the biscuits and gravy with some cereal, plus coffee to fill in the empty spots and some, improve my mood.

After breakfast we saw the castle in  Quincey which was a Moroccan style building used as the tourist information center. It is called Villa Katherine and was build around the turn of the century by a man who had found a love in Africa.  She was to arrive after he did in but never showed up and he lived alone in the home for 12 years.  It was a really nice space.  I walked upstairs to see the site and dropped my helmet on the staircase.  The kind woman thought I had fallen and but Dave told her, "The thud was not load enough to be Allan don't worry I know what he sounds like when he falls."  She seemed pleased to see me come down without any damage.

Woods Home or Governor's Mansion in Quincey. 

We then went to the Wood's Manson he was a Governor of the State during the 1860 and supported Lincoln for his run for the presidency.  Wood lost all his money during the 1870 depression and died broke even though he build two masons and at one time was Governor of the state.

We then rode 20 miles to Hamible arriving early enough to see the Rockcliff Manson.  This house was build in the l898 by a lumber baron and needed a staff of 30 to run.  I still can not figure out  why  people would build such huge homes at the time.  In this case the owners lived in the home till he died and then they just locked it up for 43 years until the local organizations saved it.

Rockcliff home in Hannibal MO 

So overall it was a fairly simple day and I am glad as the last couple of days have taken more out of me than I really care to be honest about.  A pair of compression pantihose died today, that has resulted in minor problems in my right leg.  Light compression tonight will fix that.

Mississippi River at Quincey. 

Thankful for Today
I have been wondering about faith seen we left Nauvoo.  It is sometimes a mixed blessing causing hate and fighting with people that have a different belief system.  I have come to the conculsion that faith is good thing when applied with honesty and tolerance. So I have decided to be grateful for faith that people have as it makes other happy and improves the world.