Day Two of Seventeen: Complete

Ahhhh. It feels SO nice to be sitting my my nice comfy bed at out hotel in Downtown Des Moine, Iowa. We drove through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and half of Iowa today.


I drove from a few miles outside of Chicago to where we ate dinner in Kellogg, Iowa. It was called "Iowa's Best Burgers Cafe," A quaint little diner cafe thing in a tiny one horse town. Everyone seemed to know everyone there and it was filled with cute elderly couples and a PT Cruiser Club... YES. "Iowa's Cruisers" Thats what they call themselves... there were probably about 6 parked all in a row. Some with flames, some with cool paint jobs, and one with Betty Boop decals. It was funny because we could instantly identify them when we walked into the restaurant- they all had matching LIME green t-shirts.

I guess that's what they do here in Iowa. There really isn't much other than corn, corn, alfalfa sprouts, a cow, and more CORN. But really... it is SO SO beautiful. It's not like PA corn. It's greener and prettier, they sky is bluer, and the air smells sweeter. I love it.
Anyway, the 1/4 pound burger I got was seriously one of the best I have ever tasted...


This is me outback of the diner we ate at tonight. It was literally a building in the midst of a corn field. Something I found helpful was to travel in a skirt. It's flow-y and non-constricting. Plus, it is expandable so you can drink a lot of water and not have to "make stops" as often.

It's crazy being on a road trip without my family... and pretty quiet too. We drove a total of 11.5 hours today and it didn't even seem like it. There were a few boring spots, but mostly the drive was easy (past the chicago construction) quite straight and flat. We watched the first half of the new Emma and it is already on my list of top five favorites.

Tomorrow we will be driving through the second half of Iowa, Nebraska, and Colorado. Monday we will be in the Rockies!


The only good shot I got with my camera today. It doesn't do the scene any justice. Hopefully I'll be able to snag a few more tomorrow on the road.

Much love from Des Moines, Iowa!
~Danielle

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