We pushed ourselves and made it to Iowa (about 375 miles). We almost violated my number one guiding principle for the trip -- never drive after dark. Here is Teressa's journal entry for the day: Pleasant discovery of the day: Although the concrete interstates are extremely bumpy in a 5th wheel, both Laura and I were able to read books in the car today. This is a first as we both tend to get carsick. Perhaps 10 days in the car have cured us much the way a sailer gets over his seasickness at sea.
We stopped in Murdo, SD and checked out the car and antique museum there. Little towns in this area seem to need a gimmick to pull in the tourists. Gary and I recognized some of the cars, toys, lunchboxes, etc. Do you remember The General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard? If so our kids will think you are old too. At Mitchell, SD, we drove by the Corn Palace and snapped a photo. That was enough of that.
As we left South Dakota, we veered south into Iowa. We have found the back roads of each state to be amazing. The landscape quickly turned to golden fields of corn, deep green leafy soybean, and meticulously manicured farmland which looked like oasis amidst the fields of gold. The little
towns along the way were spotless and manicured as well. What a beautiful state it is! As we drove further east, we noticed an abundance of 3-armed white wind mills and wondered how they fared with tornadoes. We have disagreement over these giants: the other 3 liked them while I missed theunspoiled farmland. Our destination was the campground at Spirit Lake.
We stopped in Murdo, SD and checked out the car and antique museum there. Little towns in this area seem to need a gimmick to pull in the tourists. Gary and I recognized some of the cars, toys, lunchboxes, etc. Do you remember The General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard? If so our kids will think you are old too. At Mitchell, SD, we drove by the Corn Palace and snapped a photo. That was enough of that.
As we left South Dakota, we veered south into Iowa. We have found the back roads of each state to be amazing. The landscape quickly turned to golden fields of corn, deep green leafy soybean, and meticulously manicured farmland which looked like oasis amidst the fields of gold. The little
towns along the way were spotless and manicured as well. What a beautiful state it is! As we drove further east, we noticed an abundance of 3-armed white wind mills and wondered how they fared with tornadoes. We have disagreement over these giants: the other 3 liked them while I missed theunspoiled farmland. Our destination was the campground at Spirit Lake.
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Reading your 'Blogs' is so fun--I know the author's, cast, & the mission---Each entry thrills me---what an experience....the pictures are the bonus. I'm not trying to dictate your entries---but only ONE picture of Rocky???
Ok, ok, we are well aware Rocky is the star of the show! ;-) His "lion cut" haircut is starting to grow out, and he is allowing pictures to be taken again. We'll get a few more on the site in the next couple of days!
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