Hey Friends,
Our Saturday began bright and early. We were on the road by 7:15 AM, heading back toward Ohio. The trip between Sigourney, Iowa and Waynesville, Ohio, takes around 8 hours and 15 minutes. Our goal was to make the whole trip in one day.
We did take it slow. Mom had some stops built in along the way. It was a hot day to travel, but thankfully the sun was shining. The traffic was light on our route. The worst thing we encountered was all the construction zones along the way.
Most of them noody was working, but that did not change the photo enforced speed limits. We did not want to risk the chance of getting a speeding ticket! Mom chose to not exceed the speed limit, in those zones.
Our first stop of the day was at my favorite truckstop! The world‘s largest truckstop, Iowa 80 in Walcott, Iowa. I was happy to be back at one of my favorite places.
We stopped for some breakfast and walked around the store for a little bit. I enjoyed the stop, but missed my Daddy! I know, it is strange to think, going to a large truckstop was a big first for me without my Daddy. I felt weird getting emotional. I held it in until we got back in the car.
I loved seeing how happy it made him to take me to one of my favorite places. I am so glad for the memories that I have with my Daddy!
Here are thr pictures that I took Saturday. When we return to Iowa next year, I will try to recreate some of the pictures Dad took.
You can read about our previous visits by clicking on the blue links below. I had a few laughs going back to read Dad's post. Dad tagged it as my happiest place on Earth. We visited there three other times through the years, 2011, 2014 and 2019.
For any new readers, I grew up as a radio junkie. One of my favorite things to listen to was our local AM radio station that had, The Trucking Bozo. His show, is where I first learned of Iowa 80 Truckstop! I guess I was a weird child!
The next step on the GPS for us, was in Indianapolis area. We did have to make another few pitstops. we spent a couple hours in the Indianapolis area to do a little bit of shopping and grab dinner.
The only other picture I took while traveling Saturday was of our dinner at City BBQ in Greenwood, Indiana.
Man, that was a fine meal!
Home was the next stop! it was great to roll into the driveway on Saturday night. By the time we got the car, unloaded and settled down it was late. It sure felt good to crawl into my bed that night!
I had a thankful heart because God gave us a wonderful trip! from the start to the finish and everything in between we were blessed!
Sunday, it was great to be back in service with our church family at DRPC. We enjoyed getting to hear our Pastor B.D. Sutherland preach and see so many of our dear friends!
I only snapped a few pictures Sunday.
That wraps up our wonderful weekend! See you tomorrow!
Odie
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