Day One–in Iowa 19 Aug
Made it to Tom’s (my caravan partner) on Saturday late in the afternoon. Tom had a place to park my rig overnite then we went to dinner and back to his house. Watched National Geographic DVD on Lewis and Clark and got much more out of it this time. Looking forward to some of the key sites.
On the road at 7am. Lots of rainy spots, some really heavy. We are currently in an Iowa rest area that has free wireless internet access!!! So, this is my first attempt at wireless. Didn’t even notice the laptop had wireless built in. We’re planning on going as far as Council Bluffs, Iowa–about 450 miles for today. We’ll set up camp and visit some of the sights tomorrow. Then on to Omaha, Nebraska.
LOTS of corn and soybeans. Wide open spaces mainly used for agriculture. So far, so good.
Amendment (26 Aug). It rained so hard as we passed through Indiana, Illinois and Iowa that we stopped at a Wal Mart in Des Moines, Iowa to “boondock”. In other words we parked in a Wal Mart parking lot for free.
In the previous edition of Day One I said we were going to try to get to Council Bluffs, Iowa where Lewis and Clark had a major confrontation with Indians. Shows you how much I know. There was a serious confrontation with Indians, but it took place later in the expedition on a bluff where Lewis called a council meetings of several Indian leaders.
