Leaving Iowa

Ledges State Park north of Des Moines

Eclipse in Alliance, NE

Granddaughter Kylee at dance performance

Mural in downtown Bedford

John, Teresa and Joe enjoying outrageous Bloody Marys

Boys on the farm

Welcome, dear readers!  We are picking up and heading out for our adventure beyond the borders of Iowa state!  We had a brief blip on our travel screen as we waited for a repair part for the truck, but all is well, and we enjoyed some good visiting time with Joe, Maiga and grandkids.  If you observe the photo of John, Joe and Cisco here on the lower left side of the page, you’ll have an idea of our digs while we were here.  This is a part of our 6 acre farm, surrounded by soya beans and corn.  It’s very quiet out here, to say the least, and we were mostly cool for this time of year, temps hovering in the mid-70’s.

Truck finally fixed after a couple of false “starts” (very frustrating), we hit the road on Wednesday late afternoon and today worked our way through some harrowing truck traffic between Joliet, IL and Gary, IN.  Finally resting in a wooded, quiet campground on Lake Michigan.  Lots of squirrels for Cisco and quiet time for us.  For us, the adventure finally begins!