Travel Day: South Dakota to Indiana

Entering Minnesota

Entering Iowa

While in Iowa, we saw first hand, the devastation of the
flooding in Cedar Rapids, IA (we went right through it)

First time crossing the Mississippi River for me...

Entering Illinois

Entering Indiana

Sorry for the delay in entries. This is a make-up entry for Thursday, June 12, 2008. Jeff and I ended up spending the entire day trying to reach Crown Point, IN where Jeff’s aunt, Jane, was awaiting us. It was a long day of travel, but we were able to get from Sioux Falls, SD to Crown Point, IN safely through Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. This is the largest number of states I have been in within a single day (5). We did lots of driving...

It was sobering to see the flooding in Iowa first hand. Jeff and I ended up stopping for lunch in a town in Iowa where the waters had just receded. Everyone had placed water damaged furniture, carpet, and belongings on the curb to be scrapped. Sandbags were still in place in a lot of places and people were intently watching the weather reports in the restaurants. We inadvertently also went through Cedar Rapids, IA, and a good portion of the inner city was under water. The interstate was still open, but it was one of the few raised roads in the region. Many emergency vehicles were racing in the far left lane.

We were glad to arrive in Crown Point, IN and meet up with Jeff's Aunt Jane. We had a great time with her as she showed us the downtown area of town where a local classic car event was taking place. We also had the chance to try out some of the great food in one of the popular restaurants there (a great place called Chicago's).