June 25 Shelby, Iowa to Peoria, Illinois

Hello, we drove a little further than planned today and ended up at a beautiful campground in a most excellent space that looks out at the Peoria River.  The photos you will see first are of our view and campsite because it is amazing.  Plus we watched a lightening storm across the river....watched it come this way on the radar....watched the neighbors putting away their chairs and table....when Scott says we should put our stuff away...and no sooner did we set our book and drinks in the trailer did the wind begin.  We got the chairs and table put away just in time before the pouring rain, thunder and lightening started.  We watched the storm from inside our trailer with all the lights out. I was able to capture the compass with a lightening bolt across the app.

Our drove from Iowa to Illinois was once again filled with water towers, lush green fields of corn, silos, the Mississippi River, wind turbine props in transport and the Rock River.

                                              Looking out our trailer door to the Peoria River

                                               We love being in the trailer listening to the rain

                                                                        Smile :)

                                                            Wind turbine in transit.

                                                     Wonderful rest stop in Grinnell, Iowa

                                                    In this rest stop was the above.  the sign says

                                                    $10 Look at me. I would make a beautiful gift. 

                                                    put in cup! Thanks.  I did not look at whatever!

We hope you are all enjoying the photos and reading about our trip.  Tomorrow we are off to Indianapolis, Indiana to have brunch with my cousins, second cousin and Aunt.  After that we are off to Ohio to visit the Allen's.