Robert was anxious to get out of the house. It was about noon and he just wanted to GO! He didn’t tell me his plan. I don’t think he had a plan really, just to go south.
We headed south on Hwy 160 out of Springfield, MO. We went through little towns we haven’t been to in a long time. Some of them, we’ve never been to. We stopped at a few campgrounds to check them out for future reference. Due to recent flooding, some picnic and camping areas were still under water.
We had wonderful views on the drive with rolling hills and beautiful vistas. The further south we went, we realized that neither one of us had traveled that section of Hwy 160 before.
Finally, Robert recognized where we were at. We were coming up onto Gainsville. He’s been there many times but never coming into town the way we came. He remembered that there was a mill nearby. He didn’t know anything about it and had no idea where it was.
With a quick Google search, we found that we were only 17 miles from Hodgson Water Mill. Now that was a treasure to visit.
We hope you enjoy this week’s podcast where we recount our trip to the mill. Be sure to also catch Robert’s short video of our visit. You can see our photo gallery by clicking here.
