We left Fairway, Kansas and as we were driving back into Kansas City (the one in Missouri), we passed by huge mansions, which looked ultra posh and expensive! The stonework on some of these houses was incredible. We looked it up and Fairway and some of the surrounding areas are considered expensive places to live, […]
In the morning, the man who was in his car next to us was still sitting in his car, but with his mouth wide open, fast asleep. But by the time we were ready to drive off, he had already woken up and driven off to wherever he was going that day. We've both fallen […]
Nobody bothered us overnight at the nice, flat, and quiet cinema parking lot, but we figured we should move on fairly quickly as the RV starts to heat up exorbitantly from 9am onwards. Unfortunately, our plans were thwarted when we couldn't find the small, portable, USB-chargeable black fan that we use inside the RV, particularly […]
In the morning, we headed to Des Moines, about 40 minutes drive away, and the state capital of Iowa. Our first stop was the State Capitol building, constructed in the typical neo-classical design, complete with a beautiful 23-carat, gold leaf covered central dome. Completed in 1886, visitors can climb to the top and see views […]
The Visitor Center at Iowa was one of the most adorable ones we'd been to so far on this trip. Part rest stop, part visitor center, all set in a two story, classical red barn. The upstairs Visitor Center opened at 9am the next morning, so we went upstairs to get recommendations to do in […]
It was still packed at the petrol station in the morning, with a lot of folks likely having spent the night here, and quite a few still needing to start their days. We didn't leave particularly early, but we had a fair amount of driving ahead of us, starting with the Minnesota State Public School […]
The rain clouds had cleared the next morning in Minneapolis, promising a much drier day to explore the city. We weren't sure how much we'd be able to see today, so we said our thank you's and goodbyes to Kim and Mike, who had been so kind and hospitable during our stay. They'd spent the […]
What better reason to sleep in than the sound of the rain on our roof? We'd been hearing the pitter-patter of the raindrops all morning, and the forecast was for cooler temperatures (jacket actually needed!) and rain for the majority of the day. We went to Mike's and Kim's house to hang out. They have […]
After days of surviving the Midwest heatwave, we were looking forward to cooler temperatures. But, perhaps we should be more specific in what we wished for? As we headed to Minneapolis in the morning, it wasn't just cooler, but bucketing down with rain, with the downpour so strong that it made it difficult to see […]
South Dakota may be love its sculptures, but if it's BIG sculptures you want, then Minnesota was the place to visit. We're not sure why Minnesota has so many giant, "world's largest" sculptures, but these roadside stops remind us of Australia, where we have the Big Merino, Big Banana, Big Lobster, and many more! The […]