August 7, 2008

Greetings from Iowa!
The Winnebago facility is located in Iowa. Jerry thought it would be a good idea to get our Winnebago Vectra coach checked out by the manufacturer at its service place. That was on Monday. It is now Thursday and they think our coach will be done by noon tomorrow. (It's a long story and we won't go into that right now.)
Last year, after we returned from our 4-month RV trip and after telling everyone about the places we saw, the friends we met along the way and the fun we had, our friend, Walt, asked: "So, now, tell me about the horror stories." Well, this week may qualify as one. We spent last night at Motel 8 (a far cry from our coach), walked this morning with all our stuff (laptops, books, clothes, dog etc.) six blocks from the motel back to the repair facility today only to be told that they are not finished and we have to spend another night in the motel. So we walked back again to the motel where we are now. (Small town, no shuttle.)
The good thing about Iowa is the weather and seeing the high fields of corn. (See pictures below.) It's been fascinating checking out the corn fields in the various states. Without a doubt, Iowa's corn fields are more dense, greener, and taller than any other place we have seen. Did you know that 85% of all food you put into your mouth has corn or a by-product of corn in it? Jerry and Mary