Sorry for the delay on this update, but the computer got a virus and in the process of moving some files to a back-up computer it got the virus also. Three days later and minus about 250 files, we are up and running again on both computers.

Our second week of traveling has been a little more relaxed. We have been traveling only about three hours a day.

We spent three nights in a small town called Elm Creek, Nebraska. Population was 894. The two restaurants in town were both closed on Sunday and again on Monday {Labor Day}. We have learned that you really need to be prepared and plan ahead. Luckly, Tom prepared and froze about 20 days of meals before we left. We have been eating in the RV a lot. There isn’t much available or close by. Next time we get to a Safeway we will be loading up the shopping basket.

We are getting tired of miles and miles of corn and soybean. The corn we have seen is mostly seed corn. It’s drying on the plant. They will use it next year to replant.

Elm Creek had Chevyland USA. The owner was interesting. A retired farmer who was given a book on 60 years of Chevy’s. He said if someone can write about it I can collect them. He did and also a lot more. He said every time he sold a crop he would buy a car.

Chevyland USA

We took a day trip into Kansas. My Grandparents lived in a little town called Logan, population 600. It was about 90 miles away. I met my cousin Gary. He was nice enough to give us a tour of the town.. There was a small grocery store, hardware and one café open. We had a nice lunch in the café and the best rhubarb pie I have ever eaten. Not much going on in town. We checked out the golf course. $2.00 to play around or $20.00 for the year. My Mom loved this little town so it was nice to get some pictures to show her. It was also nice to meet my cousin Gary. Some homes for sale around $15,000. I’m not ready to move. Nothing to do.

                                                Sheryls Grandparents and Parents house

We traveled next to Council Bluffs, Iowa. We stayed at the Horse Shoe Casino campground. We paid our Iowa taxes.

Horse Shoe Casino

Al and Debbie and Tony and Joleta met us there. They had been up at Mt. Rushmore. We watched Dog races for the first time. Tom and Tony had a theory. Everytime a dog would take a dump on the way to the start line, they would bet on that dog and they won some money. Tom won almost $60.00 on one dog. Omaha was just across the river, so we went to Lauritzen Botanical Gardens. It was beautiful. The Model Railroad Garden was great. They also have two of the worlds largest locomotives, one steam and one diesel-electric.
We found another Diners, Drive in and Dive in Omaha “California Taco” It was 4 miles from our campground, but it took us 30 minutes to get there. The city is frustrating. Our GPS had us going around in circles. We had some good tacos but I don’t ever want to drive in Omaha again.
Today we toured the Amana Colonies in Iowa. Settled in the 1850s.by members of a religious sect mostly Germans. They lived communally until 1932. There were many shops: Furniture, Clocks, Wineries, Meat Shop, Christmas, Woolen Mill all in original historic buildings. Really a lovely area. Great weather and roads.

Heading to Chicago from here.