We left this morning at 6 AM, saw 5 deer within a mile of our house, no coincidence since we live on Deer Run Rd. Still, it was a pretty sight, especially the fawns. Stopped by Grand Rapids (Grandville, actually, ) to pick up a table our son in law made for us. I think he made 2 sets of legs for it, one for extending the sleeping area for grand kids, and the other so we can use the table for outdoor use, either he didn't get the taller set done, or we forgot them. Oh well, we'll survive. Thanks for your hard work Ryan. We kept our speed around 55, lots of people passed us, lots of smiles at our cute little trailer. (never mind the irritated people, we're on vacation.)
We stopped for gas at about 10:30 AM, still had half a tank, but wanted to avoid higher gas prices around Chicago. There was a Cracker Barrel across the street, we remembered that a friend had told us we could rent audio books there for $3.50 per week, plus a refundable deposit. We can drop them off at any Cracker Barrel. We rented 2. It sure made the miles fly by to listen to a book in the car. We have another one for tomorrow. When we stopped for lunch, a truck driver who had been driving behind us for awhile came and asked for a tour of the Firefly.
We drove 500 miles today, we are camped in Tomah, near Castle Rock. We stopped at the State Park first, but they were full. There is an Ice Age science area right there. It made us wonder if there mammal or other remains had been found in the area Tomah is also cranberry country. In the fall they have 2 different cranberry festivals in the area. Saw some pretty country today. Hope to be in Canton SD by tomorrow afternoon. Not sure if the route we are taking is shorter or longer than highway 80, we've driven highway 80 enough times to know it is pretty boring, unless your a farmer, or love seeing lots of corn fields. We aren't, and don't, so we opted for a more scenic route.
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