After waking up in an RV Park just east of Kansas City, we headed to Blue Springs Country Club in Blue Springs, Missouri. It was a beautiful, private course, which allowed the public to play on certain days throughout the summer - today happened to be one of those days. The conditions were perfect - although the rough was pretty high making it quite penal if you didn't hit in the fairway. I think we all shot around even par, took much needed showers in the locker room and got back on the road.
First item on the agenda - find some tasty, Kansas City BBQ. Using one of those "Internet Machines" we found a place called Oklahoma Joe's. After zigging and zagging our way to the restaurant, we finally found it - attached to a gas station?? We were a little concerned but parked the RV a couple of blocks away and decided to give it shot. We were shocked when we walked into the place! It was absolutely packed! There were at least 35 people in line ahead of us - waiting to place their order. There were articles on the walls identifying OK Joe's as the clear cut winner of serving the best BBQ not only in Kansas City but all of Missouri and Kansas. We ordered a little of everything: pulled pork, a full slab of ribs, half a chicken and of course their famous onion rings. We were not disappointed - the food was fabulous.
Next stop - Omaha Nebraska. We arrived in Omaha around 6:30 and made it to TD America Ball Park just in time to see the opening pitch of the game between UCLA and North Carolina State in the College World Series. The stadium was packed and the atmosphere was electric. Luckily, the tickets we bought from a scalper put us in the UCLA cheering section, surrounded by many of the players' family and friends. It was a great place to watch the game and UCLA didn't disappoint as they won the nail biter 2-1. After the game we headed back to the RV and headed west towards Denver. Watching the Bruins win a game at the College World Series in Omaha was definitely one of the highlights of the trip.
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