Osage Beach - Lake of the Ozarks

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Our typical four-hour drive got us to Osage Beach on the Lake of the Ozarks.  Since I had never been there, and Bobbie since she was a kid, we booked a full week at an RV park on to the top of the ridgeline that is mostly Osage Beach.  Across the road was a huge shopping center with everything from groceries to Lowe's and everything in between from clothing to furniture.  All the name box stores, etc.  The only thing not close or accessible was the lake itself.

Our park is full, with only space available on the weekdays.  This was what we woke to on Saturday morning.  we were both one of the smallest and one of the oledest....smile.

We took one day and drove around some of the "lake."  Lake of the Ozarks is actually a huge snaking reservoir formed by the Bushnell Dam on the Osage River in Lake Osaze, Missouri.  It was up one hill and down the other.  All along the shoreline were private access roads for residents and guests.  We barely had a clear view of the water.  

Over a few bridges, we got to Sunrise Beach.  Midday and no beach, we did find a Mexican restaurant and an interesting bar next door.  LOL.

We took a whole day and drove north for an hour to Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri.  It is a sleepy city of 50,000 and the streets were barely active.  Shops and a few restaurants were open.  We toured the capitol building.  All floors with accessible and we wandered past the offices of most senators and representatives, as well as the Governor.  He was seated at his desk and the only thing between him and us was a receptionist and a welcome sign.  I quickly googled his party affiliation and moved on.  The building is magnificent and there is a nicely updated museum on the ground floor.  We were two of possibly five tourists in the building.  It was tomblike in many regards.  There were people working in the offices, but the doors where most often closed and few could be seen walking around the upper floors.

We spent our last two days with a few lazy walks in the immediate area and lapped up a few movies like hungry dogs.