MO Vacation Log - Day 2

We woke the next morning to still cold weather - around 40 degrees and rainy. Before the day was out we would even run into snow.  Still, there was none on the ground, not even snowbanks. I don’t think the snowbanks outside my window at home will be melted until June.

We didn’t get going until almost noon. That day, I couldn’t totally blame the kids, the time changed overnight, so we were all an hour behind to start with. We decided that the weather was perfect to explore a cave, Jacob’s Cave, in Versailles, an hour from our resort.

On the way there, we crossed Bagnell Dam, the structure which created the whole Lake of the Ozarks area in the 1930s. Hard to believe that this would turn a winding river into a massive lake and recreation area. 

We also took a side trip to check out Willmore Lodge. Built during the construction of the Dam as an administrative building, it now operates as a visitor’s center and museum. Unfortunately, it was closed when we stopped in.  

But we came this day to explore a cave. I’ve been in probably four or five caves in my life, and even though they are all the same in many ways, everyone is still totally fascinating.