On the road again... Day 3

On the road again…

DAY 3

12:15pm

Just left Omaha, that’s where we stopped for lunch today. We’re now in Iowa which means Lennon has been to 16 states, by the time we stop in Cleveland tomorrow he will have been to 19. Not too bad for a 14 month old kid! So far Iowa is so much prettier than Nebraska. They actually have trees here, and hills.

3:03pm

Des Moines is really pretty and green. The freeway is lined with trees, grass, and lilac bushes. We just stopped here for a quick pit stop. We went to the John and Mary Pappajohn sculpture park. It was really cool, Lennon was just happy to get out and run around. We passed a sign for a free driving tour of the bridges of Madison County. I looked it up online and saw how neat it would have been and almost cried that we missed it. If we take this route home we will definitely be doing that tour. Not sure where we’ll stop tonight, we’re hoping to as least make it to the Indiana state line.

9:16pm

We made it to Bettendorf, Iowa which is right on the Mississippi river and almost to Illinois. Today was our longest driving day. Lennon did good, but he was definitely ready to get out of the car once we stopped.  We had dinner, went swimming, and now we’re about ready for bed. Looking forward to tomorrow being the last day on the road.