Much like us not knowing precisely where we will be sleeping
each night, we hadn’t given much thought to the part where we would drive
through Iowa. Luckily, Claire has family in Iowa that were more than willing to
offer us some Midwestern hospitality. Our time there was brief but long enough
for one of the best diner breakfast meals I’ve ever had. Thank you Avoca, IA!
With 300 miles of Iowa to go, we were curious about what
sights we would see. The consensus among the Iowans we chatted with was that the
highlights would be some Amish folks and the largest truck stop in the world –
how paradoxical! We didn’t catch any Amish unfortunately but we did spy many
truckers along the way and at their globally acclaimed hangout. That place was
a 3 story mega mall complete with a chiropractor, dentist, and every roadside
souvenir you could imagine. (FYI: there is no
tattoo parlor here) We drove through Des Moines to check out the capital and
then carried on until Chicago!
