Driving along

This green matches many of the fields we passed on our way up north. We left Dallas on .. um.. Tuesday, I guess. Today's Saturday. We stayed no more than one night at each stop between Dallas and here, so we've kept on the move. The upside is that we have not killed ourselves (myself) with long driving days, arriving by 3 just about every day.

We have driven 2-lane roads this whole way, and I've loved that. I have to say that the highlight of the trip so far has been Western Iowa's windmills along 20 and 71. For many miles, we passed hundreds of these huge electricity-generating windmills. I didn't stop for a picture, but I wish I had.

The other part of IA landscape that I enjoyed is the terraced farmland. Western IA is hilly! Lots of cattle, and even a small farm with beefalo!

So.. what are we doing in Iowa? We're in Forest City tonight, and we'll be here for a few days, getting a few repairs done on our li'l Navion. We have a small leak somewhere between the water pump and the main water tank, and a couple of other little things that need to be tweaked. Forest City is the "Mother Ship" for our li'l Nav. This is where she was made, and so we'll get to do a factory tour and such while we're here.

We're parked in the li'l campground that they have for Winnebagos awaiting service, and here's a pic! How about that beautiful blue Iowa sky?


I shot this before the party. All of the people awaiting service brought out their lawn chairs and have been talking about everything all afternoon. We went out for dinner at The Lodge with one couple, Nancy and Jay from Texas.

And here are some catch-up pics. Here's a picture I shot of a pretty building in downtown Dallas:


This is Lynell and David in Dallas. We shot their pic inside this RV!

This is where we went with Lynell for lunch. Can you see US in this pic?



And here is the long-awaited panoramic shot of the Texas bluebonnets:

Michael's on night 5 of his chemotherapy tonight and it's been going very well, with no untoward effects. We're getting along well, particularly when you consider that we've been living in this 23' RV for over 3 weeks! :D

Catching up

Hi from the Dallas Metro KOA! This is a really nice campground and we're enjoying our stay! Here's Michael in front of the li'l Nav and some pics of "Navion life." You can tell that we're staying fat and happy:






On Saturday, we drove here from San Angelo, and stopped at a rest area just south of Glen Rose. Bluebonnets abounded! Here are some shots I took there:






Yes, I realize that I'm going backward in time. Here is a pic taken in front of the San Angelo KOA:


And here are some leftover shots from my Hot Springs Trail hike at Big Bend. This was, for me, a nearly 9-mile hike, because I started at the Rio Grande Store.















Today we spent the day and evening with Lynell and her husband David. It was a great day, filled with great food, super-nice people, and seeing of meaningful Dallas sights! Now we're tired!