Day 1 (oops! out of order because I forgot)

We made it through 5 states today: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. We stopped at the world’s largest truck stop off of I-80 in Iowa. It literally has everything: a dentist, showers, laundry, a dog wash, an embroidery place, all the parts for a semi one could want, touristy stuff...goodness there is a lot of stuff in this place.





World's Largest Truck Stop!

In Mason City, Iowa we visited the Wal-Mart and the Radio Shack to buy some fuses and a new power inverter because we blew the fuse and the power inverter was shot...oops. Time to get a new one. The guy at Radio Shack was very helpful. We also made a pit stop at a Sinclair gas station (the one with the dinosaur). In Albert Lea, Minnesota we stopped at a Taco John’s to try their food. We stopped at the Golden Spike rest area in Minnesota to fuel up and take a break.



We saw tons of windmills in Minnesota and Iowa


We didn’t make many other stops besides rest areas and gas stations until we got to Mitchell, South Dakota where we had our first experience sleeping in our car in a Wal-Mart parking lot. It wasn’t too uncomfortable or too noisy, much to our surprise. It was a big day of driving. More stops in the future!