06/23/21 We searched to fill with fuel until we could find a Culver’s restaurant at the same time. I've been waiting the whole trip to get a hamburger, fries, and shake. This is a Midwest chain of restaurants that specializes in high cholesterol meals – real butter and real cream custard shakes. (Don't judge me until you've tried it.) We drove 172 miles today to Hollywood Casino Joliet IL. Unlike casinos we've stayed at for free, this one has an actual RV par...

06/22/21 We took our time leaving this wonderful little park. We filled with almost 36 gallons of fuel in town. We got horrible gas mileage over the last couple of days because of the winds. We drove 202 miles to Hidden River Campground on the Cedar River in Tipton IA (view from our campsite). Even my GPS and two map apps couldn't find it. Dean the owner sent me good directions and was here to greet me. It is family run and has more full time people than over nig...

06/21/21 We woke up early to call about potential open sites at an Iowa state park since it is a first come first serve park on the same day. They had sites so we took off early to get there by noon. We had a great day to travel – less wind, much cooler, puffy clouds in blue skies, and green fields. We drove even more miles (212) to Lake Anita State Park in Anita IA. Really beautiful park on a lake with full hookups. We had to disconnect to back into our site. ...

06/20/21 Today was our longest drive since leaving Idaho of 192 miles to Grand Island KOA in Doniphan NE. It was a very windy day with steady winds of 20 and gusts to 36. The RV is really pushed around with that much wind so it's a pay attention, both hands on the wheel, kind of day. We stopped once for gas. We arrived with 6 other RVs just before 2:00 check in and we all had to wait. It's still in the high 80s today but cooled down to the 60s at night. We have a...

06/19/21 We drove 152 miles to a KOA in Ogallala NE. Very nice campground with great staff. We typically book one night in advance of where we currently are staying. We are experiencing campgrounds that are fully booked but usually on the weekends or near bigger cities. This campground only had one campsite left when we booked it and nearby campgrounds were fully booked. We had to unhook the car because our site is short but it gave us a chance to explore. Shanno...