Today was a short drive to get to Des Moines and visit with my sister and her family. We were kind of looking forward to crossing back over the Missouri River since it had marked a milestone when we first crossed it going west and we had not seen it since we passed the headwaters in Montana. It turned out to be a non-event. There was a barely noticeable bridge and we were in Iowa. Not so much as a welcome sign when we entered Iowa. We would not have known for sure we were in Iowa except for the mile markers resetting back to Mile 1. Oh well. The only other remarkable part of the trip was the fact that we apparently could no longer get 91 octane fuel for the car at many gas stations (they had 87, 89 and E-85) and this bit of Americana we passed a few miles into Iowa.
We arrived at my sister Martha's just in time for lunch. As always she had prepared a simple little lunch. In this case it was comprised of: strawberry puree soup, seafood salad, croissants, mint tea and fresh fruit. Excellent! We enjoyed seeing their house that they had moved into last year. When we last saw it in November, they were still remodeling and didn't even have a full compliment of furniture. We spent the afternoon catching up, then on to the simple dinner Martha had planned: grilled kabobs with steak, potatoes, zucchini and mushrooms, corn on the cob and fresh fruit. Martha and Jim's son (my nephew) David and his wife Vicky and 4 children joined us for dinner. After dinner we retired to the patio for pie and ice cream and more conversation. It was a great time and the weather was cool and dry. We had a great time. We need to visit more often. Martha always does way too much, but the meals are wonderful.
We all went to bed a bit tired. I think the travel is starting to catch up with us. Even though today was a short trip and not physically active, it felt like another full day of activity. I believe we are all about ready to get home and get some rest.
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