TWO MILES FORWARD, ONE MILE BACK

Left Sioux Falls, South Dakota this morning about 0800 heading south again but hit some snags.  The flooding in Iowa was unbelievable.  The southern side of the freeway was under water but we were detoured around and managed to keep heading south.  We were on Interstate 29 south of Council Bluffs, Iowa where there was much flooding.  The interstate was closed further down and the signage was very poor.  We ended up coming back north 15 miles to take a long detour east to again head south and back over to Interstate 29.  A very long and arduous day as the heat was quite extreme.  We are now in Clinton, Missouri for the night.

The flooding throughout Iowa along the Missouri River where the highway runs along was a shock for us who have never seen this kind of thing.  Houses, barns, freeways, crops and more all under water.  Barns with water half way up and probably over the roofs of some houses.  Acres and acres of corn turned yellow from the water or submerged everywhere you look.  The people of Iowa have really been hit hard.  A very sad situation.

We should be in Springfield by tomorrow afternoon and will head straight to Camping World.  We called them today and the parts are scheduled to arrive on Monday.  If they come early enough it will be done on Monday.  If not we may be there a day or two but, fingers crossed, all will be fixed and we'll be able to start our holiday.  Looking forward to seeing Branson, Graceland, Nashville & Dollywood among other places as we head to South Carolina. 

That's it for today . . . think good thoughts for us that all will be well once we get the rig fixed.