The Branson Belle and the Haygoods

Thankfully friends and family that had been to Branson before coached us on things to do...so today was Showboat day...lunch, paddle boat ride and a show all in one.

Some shops at the dock before you board...

Looking back at the dock and shops.

Looking down from the balcony..

On the top deck ...outside, had to explore as we pulled away from the dock...

From up here we spotted a "duck" tour....

And away we go...

Untied and floating away...

Was a little overcast but no rain...typical lake shoreline

The captain is at the helm....

The comedian and an audience guest...he was ok, not great.

 We had a comedian at first and he was MC for the rest of the show. We had a great small band, singers, dancers...a really good show, after our lunch. Lunch was very good, and lots of it....held us all day and then some.

A nice looking campground on the shore...

 We wandered outside after lunch and before dessert and the 2nd half of the show...if you stayed outside too much you missed the show. I wish we'd had more time outside, but it was  a nice ride.

I didn't buy their picture...I took a picture of it...not too bad.

Really enjoyed that, but wish we'd been able to spend more time outside without missing something inside...maybe we should have doe the "Duck"...lol.

We had a few hours before The Haygoods show so we headed into town to see a Veterans Memorial we'd driven pas a few times. This memorial is in a Y in the road and is very cool. This town is VERY serious about honoring veterans. The garden is maintained by local volunteers...so nice

 It was one HUGE bronze...

Just awesome, what a memorial

Had time to swing by the oldest Ice Cream shop in Branson...we split a shake and a chili dog the shake was good...the dog was typical

Cute diner like atmosphere...this was the building that had the permanent people on the roof...lol!!

Time to head up the road to see The Haygoods...this is an all sibling group...5 brothers and 1 sister, they were amazing...lights, fire, action...they had it all...and they could play like crazy. I think they must have played every instrument you could think of...was just fantastic

And this is how it started...one brother came in by zipline upside down....

The banjo and the violin dual it out.........

Lights....what a show

This was really an amazing show....

Another great day....time to head home..............we head back to ATL tomorrow.