Arrived: Adel, Iowa at 8pm CST
Total time on road: 12 hours
Miles driven this leg: 631.2
Total miles driven: 1150.4
Book read: The
Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
This was one of the best stories I have ever read. It was just perfect for a road trip, perfect for the summer, just perfect. The novel, written by a woman from the perspective of a man, kept me captivated from word one. I will look forward to seeing the movie starring George Clooney because it also got rave reviews for the acting.
This was one of the best stories I have ever read. It was just perfect for a road trip, perfect for the summer, just perfect. The novel, written by a woman from the perspective of a man, kept me captivated from word one. I will look forward to seeing the movie starring George Clooney because it also got rave reviews for the acting.
Today’s Travel felt
really long and definitely taxed us. Around 4 pm we found ourselves in the
middle of a torrential thunderstorm and under two tornado alerts. The Eye of the
Storm, indeed.
Smart move: Pete
sent away for tourist information and maps from the various states we are
traveling through. Although we are using GPS for directions, when needed, the
paper maps have been invaluable when we need to get our bearings or plan for
the next day. The tourist books explain many of the landmarks and history we
see around us. This leg of the trip is not really thrilling.
And people did this, by chuckwagon, through all kinds of
horrible weather and conditions.
We probably waited too long to eat dinner, but we didn’t
want to eat roadside junk, we really didn’t want to pull over and eat
sandwiches, so what to do but get where we were going and then settle in. The
kids went to the pool while Pete plugged us in and I whipped up some vittles.
Dinner: Spaghetti
with Homemade Meatballs (the pasta I boiled, the meatballs were from our
freezer-don’t get crazy, now!) and Newman’s jarred sauce, Micro-steamed green
beans (from frozen), Diet Coke and water, Chipwich Ice Cream halves for
everyone!
Your point in red is the one that struck me repeatedly when we did a similar trip a few years ago. Couldn't get the idea out of my head after a while - trying to imagine what it was like seeing these things having NO idea what was coming next. No cool previews online or even in books. No roads, no maps... just amazing. Ah the wonder.
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