October 20, 2014 Des Moines, IA to Fort Collins, CO

We were up and ready to get on the road before 7:15 today. We said our goodbyes to Kathy. Penny licked her like crazy because Penny just adores Kathy! When we got on I-80, we decided that it is one bumpy highway! If you are prone to car-sickness, this is one road that would do it to you!

Near Adair, Iowa, we passed lots of wind turbines. As windy as it has been the last few days, I am sure they do a great job generating electricity!

Near Council Bluffs, Iowa we noticed a few orange-red colors in the trees, but it certainly is more muted than the colors we experienced in the southeast and through Kentucky and Missouri. It was still beautiful!

There are several fields where the corn is still standing. Several farmers were in their fields, all across Iowa and Nebraska. The nice weather is allowing them to bring in their crops. Our friend, Carolyn, told us that the new combines are so high-tech that they can calculate how many bushels per acre the farmers are getting as they harvest! Amazing.

We stopped in Lincoln, Nebraska to have lunch with a good friend, Denise. We had a chance to catch up and find out what her kids are up to and what is happening in her life. We were so glad she was able to meet us. We were back on the road by 1:45 and decided to just push on through to get home. We crossed the border into Colorado about 5:30 and made it home shortly after 9pm Colorado time. Penny was happy to race into her house and settle in on her bed! We unloaded the refrigerator and a few necessities before we were off to bed ourselves.

Tuesday, October 21, we spent the day unloading and doing laundry. I cleaned the inside of the RV and Tobey took the door lock to our Home Depot and they were able to repair the deadbolt. We still need to wash the outside of the RV and winterize, but MOST of the laundry is done and we can reload for the next adventure!