Fireflies don't come out in the rain!

We had fireflies the first night we were in camp, but since it rained last night we didn't get to see them again. The weather forecast says rain through Friday. Most of our driving was in cloudy conditions today though we did have our occasional showers. We left Greenwood Nebraska about 8:30 this morning and it didn't take us too long to cross into Iowa.

This is a typical farm sight in Iowa. The area around the house and barns are all kept tidy and manicured. It is normal to see at least one silo at each farm and many have several.

We stopped in Colfax, Iowa to see "Trainland, USA." Several people spent 4 1/2 years building a wonderful train layout with Lionel trains. They depict the various areas around the US and have at least 23 trains running at all times. There are buttons you can push that move some of the pieces and every 1o minutes the lights go out so that you can see the scenes in the dark. One of the displays even has fireworks that light up in the night!

After visiting the train museum we ate lunch at McD's. That is the first fast-food place we have stopped at since we began our trip and only the second time eating out! We've been doing real well fixing meals in our RV!

This windmill is a working mill in Pella, Iowa. The town was settled by Danish immigrants and some of the historic buildings have been kept or restored to their original shape. We went into the visitor center at this mill and looked at the displays but decided not to pay the money for a tour as it was still raining and we wanted to get on our way.

This is our campsite - taken from in our motor home as it is pouring rain this evening. The camper next to us said it rained 2 inches last night. I think it has already rained that much since we have been here.
We plan a day in Nauvoo tomorrow, rain or shine. We will go to the Nauvoo Temple, then walk around the town and see the historical buildings. A visit to Carthage Jail, where Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were killed, is only a few miles away so we will go see that as well. If the weather dries out at all we would like to see the Nauvoo Pageant which begins tomorrow night.

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Gary took one of the dogs out to "do it's duty" and they both came back drenched. I get the honors of taking the other one out, so I guess I had better sign off for tonight.