We departed the RV park and got on road to Davenport, IA about 8:30 am. After an abortive stop for gas on the way out of town due to a gas station system outage, we finally headed east at 9:00 am. We couldn’t even buy ice or a truck stop mocha.
It was all lowa today. The state is not flat, at least along
I-80. It was a continuous trip of
rolling hills, lots of Ag land (mostly corn) with silos and houses setback from
the road. Everything looked fresh and green.
The traffic was heavier, maybe due to the weekend or there are more people
living around here. The only big city we
passed through was Des Moines, the state capital. We had a little crosswind today, although
manageable. We also had a 30- minute
delay due to an accident on the highway ahead of us that closed the road.
Another rest stop lunch today. A nice one.
We arrived just west of Davenport IA around 4:00 pm. Davenport is on far eastern side of IA on the Mississippi River. The RV park where we are staying seems to be primarily populated by permanent residents. It is O.K. for an overnight stop, but nothing special. Weather remains hot and humid.
We decided to avoid I-80 through Chicago, Toledo, etc. tomorrow and will head south to Indianapolis,
then east to Columbus, OH. It may be a
tad longer but less aggravating traffic wise.
We will be staying at a KOA in Crawfordsville, IN, just west of
Indianapolis tomorrow night.
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