Sept 14- Lincoln YES, Mark Twain NO

Walmart is great (not for shopping) for sleeping free. We have only paid for 3 nights so far and have been at Walmart or other free spots the rest of the time. Went back into Springfield today, to see Lincoln’s home, law office, church pew, and tomb. We decided to do the scenic route along the Mississippi again so we drove a beautiful, windy road and ended up at Samuel Clements home in Hannibal, MO. I loved his writing as Mark Twain, but his hometown is a tourist trap. Wasted $16. The only good thing I learned was that a mark is the same as a fathom, and that twain means two. His pen name Mark Twain therefore means two fathoms, or twelve feet. Riverboats needed 12 feet of draft, so it also meant “safe passage”. I knew it had something to do with deep water…