Day 8: Sleeping with Elephants. Also going to a zoo, and St. Louis

Things are beginning to wrap up for this trip - we have one performance remaining tomorrow morning before heading back to Searcy. Today has been a day of much-needed rest and relaxation.

Ryan and I stayed with an elderly couple last night in which the wife collected elephants and elephant paraphernalia. Lots of elephants. They took us to Denny's for breakfast.

Today was by-and-large a sightseeing day in St. Louis. A large number of us visited the St. Louis Zoo. Most of the animals we saw were sleeping or staying inside due to the cold, but the penguins were very active. We watched some monkeys fight each other, and saw a few tigers and cougars and giraffes and such. Pictures will probably follow this post.

The spades tournament has but one game remaining, meaning I will present the championship on the bus tomorrow. It's gonna be good.

Coming up: more pictures, Dyersburg Tennessee, and a wistful sigh of relief.