Return journey from Eyota via Eldora to Iowa city. A day of driving but not tiring as most of the drive was on country roads with Leona. She has a great sense of humor and with her help we managed to take country roads in spite of the repeated warnings by the " Lady in the Box" ( GPS).
We learned that "Super Unleaded gas" in Iowa is cheaper than "regular Unleaded",,,see if you can figure this one out :) Some of us remember the days when , "Leaded" gas was more expensive than "UnLeaded"...some sort of similarly twisted logic applies here too.
Anyways, after dropping Leona off , we drove to Iowa city and are staying at the Homewood suites. The hotels in Iowa are wonderful, lots of room, very clean , free internet and excellent service.
We got here around 5 pm and it was over 97 degree F. The city was a Capital of Iowa state which got moved now. So, the place has a good University, lots of historic and prehistoric things to see and learn and of course a pretty river flowing though the middle. ( almost looks like Cambridge, England).
We went for a walk ( just because needed to do something) at 7 pm and it was still 97. Makes me appreciate why we pay 10 times more Mortgages on our homes in California and live there. It has been a shortage of rain here in mid west ( no, they do NOT water their lawns, gardens or the farms) so things are little dry right now but there is no sign of rain this week.
We will plan a lot of seeing of IOWA CITY ( and Coralville) tomorrow. Bye for now...
On the way back from Eyota to Eldora
Soybeans : Used in making Ethnol
University of Iowa on Iowa river
Old Cole fired power plant near the University
Bonding Statue at the campus ( one of many)
Old Capital Building
We learned that "Super Unleaded gas" in Iowa is cheaper than "regular Unleaded",,,see if you can figure this one out :) Some of us remember the days when , "Leaded" gas was more expensive than "UnLeaded"...some sort of similarly twisted logic applies here too.
Anyways, after dropping Leona off , we drove to Iowa city and are staying at the Homewood suites. The hotels in Iowa are wonderful, lots of room, very clean , free internet and excellent service.
We got here around 5 pm and it was over 97 degree F. The city was a Capital of Iowa state which got moved now. So, the place has a good University, lots of historic and prehistoric things to see and learn and of course a pretty river flowing though the middle. ( almost looks like Cambridge, England).
We went for a walk ( just because needed to do something) at 7 pm and it was still 97. Makes me appreciate why we pay 10 times more Mortgages on our homes in California and live there. It has been a shortage of rain here in mid west ( no, they do NOT water their lawns, gardens or the farms) so things are little dry right now but there is no sign of rain this week.
We will plan a lot of seeing of IOWA CITY ( and Coralville) tomorrow. Bye for now...
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