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North America » United States » Iowa » Des Moines June 10th 2015

We started out today with no firm plans, just to make it to Iowa by the end of the day. Before we got on the road, we swung by Falls Park to see the waterfalls of the Big Sioux River. It was such a pretty place. I wish we had something like it near us in Ohio, definitely a great place to just go and sit. After snapping a few pictures, we were back on the road. We made the mistake of getting some iced coffees this morning, so we ended up needing to stop more than we would have liked in those first couple of hours of driving. Just when we would get going again and we would have to find another stop. We definitely learned our lesson there. =ยท We decided to head toward ... read more
Strange bridge in Council Bluffs
Sioux Falls
So Pretty


What an exciting night! I still can't believe we were at the World Cup but alas, it was time to head back to the US. We didn't have any stops planned since we weren't sure how long it would take to get through border patrol. As we approached, the line was much shorter than when we drove in on Sunday and we were lucky enough to only have to wait about a half hour to get through. So onto our unknown destination. We decided to play today by ear because we weren't sure if we wanted to go back the way we came or try another route. When it came to the split, we ended up continuing on south toward South Dakota rather than back into Minnesota. And again, we saw plenty of land on our ... read more
South Dakota
Back to the US
Into the storm

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg June 8th 2015

Finally! We made it to game day. I have been waiting for this day for 3 months so you bet I was pumped! Since we didn't have anywhere to be until 3:00 we just checked out a little bit of Winnipeg and hung out at the hotel all day. Winnipeg didn't have much to offer but it was pretty interesting seeing the stores that were the same as the US as well as the ones that weren't. We also did a little people watching at the hotel while deciding if we wanted to take the shuttle or drive ourselves to the field. After seeing the line for the shuttle, we opted to drive ourselves, which ended up being much easier than we anticipated. So we made it to the field about half way into the first ... read more
Starters
Victory!
Shuttle Line

North America » Canada » Manitoba » Winnipeg June 8th 2015

Oh boy, day 3 was rough! We were plagued with traffic and bad weather on and off the whole drive. It was a mess! We started off pretty great though. Went to the Mall of America before we got on the road. It turned out we were closer to Minneapolis than we thought so it made getting to the mall pretty easy. This place was insane! I couldn't even fathom the size of this mall. Three stories of store after store, an aquarium on the first floor, oh and don't forget the mini theme park in the middle of everything! Yup, that would be Nickelodeon Universe with Nickelodeon themed rides/roller coasters. What!? If only we were 15 years younger.. To answer your question, yes, of course we did some shopping in the Mall of America. You ... read more
Otto the Otter
Border Patrol Line
We made it!


It was as if we were home being woken up early by Coby like every other Saturday morning. Why can't we sleep in on vacation? While eating breakfast David decided to come up with some Indian jokes. A few examples below: Where do Indians put their dirty clothes? laundry bindian Why did the Indians get out of the ocean? They saw a shark findian Indians don't have ancestors, they have kindians. Who is an Indian's favorite basketball player? Jeremy Lindian Okay, okay, that's all for now... :) After breakfast we needed to take a slight detour to a minute clinic. My eyes were itching like crazy and swollen. A half hour and $50 later I'm told it's probably allergies. Funny, since I've never had allergies. -_- Finally, we are on our way. This leg of the ... read more
Sissie the Cow
FAST Graveyard
Pinkie 2

North America » United States » Illinois » Waukegan June 6th 2015

Well after much rushing around, we finally were on our way! Destination: Chicago-ish. The first couple hours of our trip were very uneventful. Surprising for northwest Ohio I'm sure! Then we had a few moments of excitement: Yup, that's the sign we were entering Indiana. Woohoo! At least we were making progress. North Indiana looked a lot like, well, a lot of Ohio. Acres upon acres of farmland. I snapped a picture of a device for watering large areas of crops. (You would think growing up on a farm I would know what it's called, buuut I don't.) But I was thinking maybe we could hook one of these up to the back of the car and haul it back for Logan. I'm sure he could use it for his beans ;) Other than that, we ... read more
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