The land of corn, soybeans, and wind power!

We began our trek in America in Alabama. We were there most of the month of July. Then came the long trip to Iowa. After getting chased out of Creston by tornadoes, our family spent a quiet time at a cabin in western Iowa while visiting with friends in the area.

The next stop was Brayton, where we met this little fellow whom we chased out of church. Talk about bats in the belfry!

This bat was traumatized after we captured it in an ice cream bucket and put him outside. He sat there gathering his wits for quite a while.

We were excited about traveling the couple hours to Story City, where we could unpack our suitcases for two weeks, but it took us longer than we dreamed.

Getting towed near Boone

Our water pump broke down, which caused all sorts of horrid problems. As I write this, it is still in the shop getting repaired. We hope it will be done by next week. Thankfully, friends have been visiting us here (We did finally make it to Story City!), and we can borrow a car from them if need be. All in all, God was very good to us. We counted the reasons to be thankful, as we waited for the wrecker to come.

I’ll have to say, Iowa has been a real adventure. What could possibly be next?