We left Davenport around 8:30 am and after refueling, getting mochas and truck stop breakfast sandwiches we were on the road by 9:00 am. It was a relatively short drive today, of 265 miles (mostly through Illinois) . It went well, little wind more rolling hills and large Ag fields with mostly corn and possibly some soy beans (hard to tell from the road). These are not hobby farms. The fields are very large and my guess is many may be corporate owned. They are definitely not growing the corn for domestic food consumption. The scope of the effort suggests otherwise. We did see a large Dekalb Corporation collection, processing and storage facility enroute. Everything is green here, is well kept and has lots of trees and shrubs along the roadsides.
We left I-80 east of Davenport and headed southeast on I-74 towards
Indianapolis to avoid the I-80 congestion around the Chicago area and further
east. There was less traffic on I-74, fewer trucks and better scenery Still rural. We also crossed two big rivers
today. First the Mississippi east of Davenport and the Illinois River in Peoria.
We are staying at a KOA in Crawfordsville, IN tonight about 30 miles west of Indianapolis. We had an unpleasant surprise when we hooked up. Our coach Air Conditioner would not turn on. It looks like some sort of AC power input issue. Fortunately, it is not too hot here and we have a nice shady site. We will try to get it fixed enroute or when we get to Cape May.
Another relatively short drive tomorrow to Columbus, OH. We were stationed there from 1963-1968 after our return from Bermuda. I am sure it has changed a lot and I still
sort of root for the Ohio State Football team.
There will not be any memory lane explorations. It will be an overnight stop then on to Harrisburg, PA on Tuesday.
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