We had a 4 day weekend this Columbus day and decided to do Branson. Most local RV parks were booked pretty solid and according to one of the parks, it's due to the Snowbird migration. Anyway, decided to check the Fedreserve parks like I normally do and found a spot here at Indian Point COE Park. A great location for it's proximity to Branson. The park itself is ok. A note to all driving here. The roads twist often and the grade's, albiet not lengthy, will tax your diesel's power.
Set up the RV; it was a tight fit. Seems most of the sites are pretty tight and the hilly terrain doesn't help, but it's beautiful up here. Right next to the park is a restaurant called Indian Point Restaurant. It was our choice the for the evening. I wouldn't recommend it, but it'll work in a pinch. The restaurant was basically a double-wide mobile home, the food was sub-par, and cheap trinkets adorned the walls for sale.
Next morning, we headed into Branson for a visit. First stop was trip advisor's #1 eatery called the Hard Luck Diner. This one was a real treat. Great food and singing waitresses. Yep, they waited on us and sang to everyone occasionally. If you look closely in the photo below, you can see a waitress singing. Our particular waitress was voted Branson's top Gospel singer for two years. It was fun and we topped it off with a Hot Fudge and Caramel Sundae.
During the day, we rode around. I picked up some ceiling fan screws. Ours had some vibrate out and a couple blades were barely hanging on. We also did a little shopping. Later in the evening, we attended a magic show entitled Untamed Illusions which was located in a theater in the Mall believe it or not. It wasn't our first choice, but the shows we wanted to see weren't running this weekend. The show was like the mobile home diner. A little run down and a little cheesy. These two magicians were way past their prime and in their 60s. But, it got us out to see the down after dark and we had fun anyway.
We wrapped up the night stopping at Landry's, a seafood restaurant. Also ranked highly by Trip Advisor, we thought it pretty good, but not great. I don't know why we continue to get oysters on the half shell so far away from New England or the Gulf. Most of the time, we end up disappointed and Landry's obliged. The main courses were very good. I had salmon, grilled veggies, rice, and scallops. Gina had Mahi and shrimp in a cream sauce with asparagus and rice. The main meals and our waiter, Jay, were very enjoyable. One oddity. You have to ask for bread or they won't bring it and they never mention it.
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