Highways, club Walmart and the things we see along the way....

On I-80, passing through the peaceful farmlands of Iowa, travelers might see city names like Brooklyn  or Montezuma which can be quite confusing.  The best town name so far is "What Cheer, IA" which we passed traveling between Coralville and Des Moines.  Another interesting find in IA is the very forward thinking state government who installed WiFi in Iowa rest stops (they also have dump stations at all the rest stops we visited). In addition to checking road construction and local weather I was able to go online and checkout casinos on our route. 

Our stay at club Walmart in Coralville, IA went well.  We expected a free night by staying at club Walmart but we were astonished when we actually got "paid" to stay at this Walmart.  Yes, Jack found a $10.00 bill in the parking lot as we gave our dogs their nature break in the morning - yes, we clean up after them but now I'm into TMI.  We met other folks returning from Sioux Falls after setting up their permanent status.  These folks were kind enough to give us a map of Sioux Falls that will enable us to get to the location for obtaining licensing.  We should be able to take care of our remaining business in about one hour and then tour the city a bit  before heading  back to the East.  It should have been obvious to me but having never been to South Dakota in my life it was a big surprise to learn that Sioux Falls has a falls attraction right in the city.  It occurs to me that we seem to be "collecting" cities having falls (remember our Rochester, NY photos). 

Along with checking roadsigns for interesting names we've been discussing the phenomena that we are traveling across miles and miles and miles of farmland where crops exceed consumption in our country yet the ability to share this great abundance with other countries in dire need is nil.  Touring this great country is a real eye opener.

By the way, I'm  writing and posting this as we sail down I-80 (using  my very good cell connection!)

Note to our good friends Howard and Christine:  Yes Howard, we have been off the interstate all through Ontario and into Michigan.  Red routes offer great scenic vistas, small interesting villages and some RVing challenges that we'll fill you in on later.