Saturday at home 8-8-9

This morning the humidity and temperatures were high. While cleaning up the inside of the Motorhome Sylvia decided to open the birdcage door and let the bird roam around the coach. We restrained "Snowflake" to preserve the birds life.

From Saturday at home 8-8-09

The bird on the TV.

From Saturday at home 8-8-09

The bird was returned safley to the cage about an hour later. 12:00 noon the rain started. The hail started about 10 minutes later. Glenn pulled in the slides and turned on the weather alert radio. There was a tornado sighted about 20 miles south of our present location, the storm was moving Southeast away from us. 20 minutes later the rain stopped and Glenn set the slides out and life returned to normal.

This evening we tried playing Put-Put. Of course we have pictures.

From Saturday at home 8-8-09

and

From Saturday at home 8-8-09

The game was fun.
Till later.

Corn Palace and indian campsite

Today we drove to Walmart to have prescriptions refilled. Well, because they were refilled in New York State, We now have to call the Doctors to have them rewritten. New York canceled them all. Lessons learned!
We visited the Corn Palace in Mitchell. Began in 1892 to display the crop and show the area's abundant fertile soil. We have pictures.

From Corn Palace and Indian Campsite 8-07-09

From Corn Palace and Indian Campsite 8-07-09

From Corn Palace and Indian Campsite 8-07-09

Each picture is made of corn cobs. Inside, the pictures continue. All outside murals are changed every year.

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Cute but Corny! Next stop was the prehistoric indian village.

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Glenn was caught Tee Pee Creeping.

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Excavating inside the Archeodome.

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Sylvia liked this photo.

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That's it fer today.

Mitchell, S.D.

Today we dumped the holding tanks before leaving the campground in Avoca, Iowa. We filled up in town at the price of 2.49 a gallon. We headed west on I-80 then North on I-29 then West on I-90. We traveled along the Missouri river.

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Entered South Dakota.

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The Rest Area decoration.

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The large bull head.

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We arrived in "Famil-E-fun" in a heavy rain.

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Snowflake is resting.

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Bandit is on the dash.

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We will be here 4 nights.

Avoca, Iowa

Today was move day. We drove to Avoca, Iowa and are camped in "Parkway Campground" a "passport America" campground. The pull threw sites are 60 foot long and have water and electric. Our site.

From Avoca, Iowa

The trip today was near the windmills.

From Avoca, Iowa

This is a one night stand and we go toward South Dakota tomorrow.

Aug. 4,2009

46 years ago today Sylvia and I were married in Annapolis, MD. After 5 children and 9 Grandchildren we are still celebrating.
This morning we visited "Opas Tractor Barn". This is a barn and farm museum. The tractors are Minneapolis Moline's that were built here in the Mid-west. The displays in the barn brought back many memories.

From Amana, IA 8-4-09

From Amana, IA 8-4-09

We stopped at the "Woolen Mills" and tried on a few hats.

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A Rebel.

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A Yankee.

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This evening we ate at the "Ox Yoke" restaurant. The setting was casual and the food was great.

Amana, Iowa

This morning we left Howe, Indiana and drove to Amana, Iowa. We were out of the campground by 9:30. We wanted to be around Chicago before the traffic became heavy. The quarry just off I-80.

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Leaving the City areas lead to Corn Country.

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We drove by the "Largest Truck Stop " on I-80.

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We are camped in "The Amana Colonies" in Amana Iowa. These were a commune around the 1900's. At one time they owned 26,000 acres.
Our campsite.

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Till later.

Grandview bend Campground, Howe, IN

Friday we left Clare-Mor Lakes and drove to Grand View Bend Park in Howe, IN.

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This is a Passport America campground and we are here Friday and Saturday for 15 a night. Our site.

From trip to Howe, IN

Today was wash the clothes and shop at Wal Mart. Tonight the campground had a diner at the pavilion. 5 per person. Good food and good chatting.
We are in farming country. Not all farmers use the latest methods.

From trip to Howe, IN

From trip to Howe, IN

Tomorrow is travel again. Glenn will try to drive to Amana, Iowa.