Sun (8-14-11): Coach was all clean, so of course we started out traveling in the rain today. Stopped on US29 for breakfast at our usual McDonald's stop in Madison, VA. Then it was on down the road thru Charlottesville, VA and over Afton Mt. As we got over the mountiain, the sun came out and it was a great traveling day from there on I64 over thru part of WV. We stopped for lunch at the Travel Plaza in Beckley, WV. Chuck checked the radar because we could see black clouds ahead and fund that we were in for a red-celled storm. We decided to sit it out there and I got a little nap and did some knitting and reading. We were sure our Wal Mart "campsite" would still be there no matter what time we arrived that evening! We have "camped" there several times. When we stopped in KY to refuel, we discovered that a very important item was missing. We called our daughter and had her drive to our house to hopefully find our missing item--it was there! Overnight FEDEX is sure a wonderful thing and works well--for a price! Problem solved!! As we drove thru WV, we noticed several billboards that said, "Obama No Work Zone" sponsored by FACES. Turns out FACES is a coal organization.
Mon (8-15-11): We continued to travel I64 thru KY, IN, and IL till we turned north just before crossing the Mississippi River into St. Louis and spent the night at Sundermeirer Campground in St. Charles, MO. I was hoping to get some posting done to this blog--BUT, their WiFi was down!
Tue (8-16-11): Headed out to Warrenton, MO to meet up with our friends at the Flying J there. Now that the Flying J's have Denny's restaurants, we have been stopping to have breakfast there. Good food and reasonable "Senior" prices. Here's what we saw there in the parking lot:
CA and NY Clothing Stores - not sure what they use this for other than maybe advertising.
As we continued to drive across America, I thought about all the advertising I had seen and signs and billboards and how they tell a story. Thought about trying to capture some of them with my camera and then it started to rain, and rain and rain all the way to Kansas City. So much for that idea!
Because of the Missouri River flooding along US29 in sourthern Iowa and the road closures, we turned north just before Kansas City and traveled US35 up towards Des Moines. This was all new country for us and a very enjoyable drive. We spent the night at Terrible's Casino campground in Osceola, Iowa. $20 for full hookups and a crab leg/prime rib buffet that night and we were happy campers.
Because of the Missouri River flooding along US29 in sourthern Iowa and the road closures, we turned north just before Kansas City and traveled US35 up towards Des Moines. This was all new country for us and a very enjoyable drive. We spent the night at Terrible's Casino campground in Osceola, Iowa. $20 for full hookups and a crab leg/prime rib buffet that night and we were happy campers.
Terrible's Casino
Campsite (Hellrungs) at Terrible's Casino
Wed (8-17-11): This morning we continued on US35 up to Des Moines to I80 where we headed west to the Missouri Valley and got on US29 north thru Sioux City and up to Sioux Falls, SD. We had nice sunny weather and saw lots of turning wind mills. As we got closer to the Missouri River, we could see flooded farm houses and barns. In some places, the river came right up beside the road where they placed sandbags on both sides.
Hellrungs 5th Wheel and Windmill in Iowa on US35
Sandbags on both sides of the road here along the Flooded Missouri River in Northern Iowa
Filled up with fuel at the Flying J in Sioux Falls and headed west on I90. We spent the night at Cabela's parking lot in Mitchell, SD, where they had designated RV parking with really wide parking spaces. They also had a dump station and water fill up. Of course we went shopping at Cabela's where Chuck got a neat pair of sandals on sale! There is a Walmart Supercenter here at 1101 E Spruce Street, so of course we stocked up.
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