We got up this morning at my sister Martha's house in Des Moines. Of course, she had another "simple" meal planned for breakfast. Besides the great food, we were able to sit out on the patio to eat. The weather was great. Cool, low humidity and clear skies. They have several bird feeders near the patio, so we were also able to enjoy watching the birds come to the feeders.
After breakfast, we loaded up the car and hit the road again for Sheila's last leg on the trip. We took a quick tour through Wilton (my childhood home) on the way down IA-38. Shortly, we were back in Muscatine for the first time in over 3 weeks and took Sheila to her home. We unloaded her stuff and headed out to do some errands and get a bit of lunch. One of the things we needed to do was go see Mary's Aunt Maureen and pick up the luggage we had sent back with her from Seattle. Now the car is nearly full again.
After getting settled in at the hotel and freshening up, we went to Mary's sister Judy's for dinner with Judy's family and Sheila. We had home made pizza -- something Mary and I haven't had in a long time.
After a great meal during which many anecdotes of our trip were retold, we said our final goodbyes to Sheila and to Judy's family and returned to our hotel. Now Mary and I are ready to continue our final legs.
After a visit with my sister Kathy in Davenport, we are going to return by I-74 / I-70 stopping just west of Indianapolis and again in Zanesville, Ohio. We plan to stop and see a couple of things along the way and just take our time. We expect to arrive home on Monday, August 6 completing a full 4 weeks on the road. Get that lawn mowed, Rob!
By the way, we passed 6000 miles for the trip on the stretch from Des Moines to Muscatine.
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