Iowa

June 9, 2010 3 Comments

Time:  2:24pm
Mileage:  3776.1
Driver:  Colleen
Song:  Darling Nikki (Prince and the Revolution)

Farmland, farmland, and more farmland.  Green for as far as the eye can see and that’s a long way.  It too is under major road construction – however, traffic moves, unlike our least favorite state to travel in Indiana.

Day 4, State Lines
3 Comments to “Iowa”
  1. Heather Linville says:

    I’ll take all the credit for your smooth construction-filled sailing through my home state! Be sure to waive to Council Bluffs for me!

    • Colleen says:

      Heather!

      Guess where else we were? That’s right…Nevada, MO. Cottey-Ville. Realized it too late to take a picture of the sign, but was thinking of you. Made it through Council Bluffs today too. It was a Heather day!!!!

  2. Heather Linville says:

    Awww….I’m all teary-eyed over here! Sounds like an awesome day! Good luck to you and Laura on the rest of the journey! I hope there’s a fancy drink and cigar waiting for you two in Vegas! 😉

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