Sunday started with a trip to Dunkin Donuts for a half dozen of their finest. Back at the house they were mated with coffee for breakfast. Not exactly a healthy meal, but a darn good one. Mike and Julie's daughter and husband came over in the afternoon and we shared Julie's outstanding lasagna. As the afternoon dragged on it became apparent that we would never get to finish the chicken fried chicken or Jack Stack BBQ. In the evening Mike and I finished up with YouTube and then Barb and I did some packing and started to load the car.
Monday saw a late start out of Olathe to avoid the morning rush hour. Having had so much fun for four days we lingered, but finally were on the road about 9:20. A quick stop for gas and a Starbucks, and we were heading north on interstate 35. Passing into Missouri (our seventh state) we continued north for Iowa. Just across the Iowa border we stopped at the Amish Store for a few purchases. We never can pass this place up.
A quick stop in Des Moines to split a sandwich and it was off to make a 5:00 Happy Hour in Humboldt. We made it. We met up with neighbors Neal and Phyllis from Redmond and then shared an adult beverage with some of his Iowa family. Dinner at the Fort Dodge Country Club turned out to be Steak Oscar for most of us. It was excellent. Thought about writing something up, but decided sleep was more important.
Tuesday started with breakfast at Miller's Landing. No better way to start the day in Humboldt than with great sausage and perfect eggs. A short drive to Fort Dodge got us an update from Wells Fargo and a Starbucks. Then it was off to Thor, a town we had somehow missed on past trips. Thor has seven streets: Ann, Ada, Fox, Martha, Lill, Fry, Dean and Williksen. That's it. Only Fry and Dean are longer that two blocks. You might say Thor is small. Downtown was one block long and had no activity. No cars. No people. I liked it.
Renwick was next and then Livermore. Livermore was the home of my great great grandparents, so it deserved a stop at the County Clerk's office and a more informative conversation at the local grain elevator. For dinner we shared a pizza. With only Budweiser available I opted for a diet coke.
Tomorrow we are off to Fargo, North Dakota. I know what you are thinking and there is no explanation, so don't ask. 126 miles today.
Monday saw a late start out of Olathe to avoid the morning rush hour. Having had so much fun for four days we lingered, but finally were on the road about 9:20. A quick stop for gas and a Starbucks, and we were heading north on interstate 35. Passing into Missouri (our seventh state) we continued north for Iowa. Just across the Iowa border we stopped at the Amish Store for a few purchases. We never can pass this place up.
A quick stop in Des Moines to split a sandwich and it was off to make a 5:00 Happy Hour in Humboldt. We made it. We met up with neighbors Neal and Phyllis from Redmond and then shared an adult beverage with some of his Iowa family. Dinner at the Fort Dodge Country Club turned out to be Steak Oscar for most of us. It was excellent. Thought about writing something up, but decided sleep was more important.
Tuesday started with breakfast at Miller's Landing. No better way to start the day in Humboldt than with great sausage and perfect eggs. A short drive to Fort Dodge got us an update from Wells Fargo and a Starbucks. Then it was off to Thor, a town we had somehow missed on past trips. Thor has seven streets: Ann, Ada, Fox, Martha, Lill, Fry, Dean and Williksen. That's it. Only Fry and Dean are longer that two blocks. You might say Thor is small. Downtown was one block long and had no activity. No cars. No people. I liked it.
Renwick was next and then Livermore. Livermore was the home of my great great grandparents, so it deserved a stop at the County Clerk's office and a more informative conversation at the local grain elevator. For dinner we shared a pizza. With only Budweiser available I opted for a diet coke.
Tomorrow we are off to Fargo, North Dakota. I know what you are thinking and there is no explanation, so don't ask. 126 miles today.
Some of my Iowa family
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