Omaha, NE

Wednesday 9-4 we got up not having a plan or sure what we want to do.  OK, let's head into 'Ole Town Market' for lunch and see what there is to do.  We found the visitors center, got some information, then headed out for a walk.  Well  the 'Ole Town Market' is a misnomer, since there is no market, but a three by four block area of shops and restaurants, in some neat old buildings.  After walking about 3 blocks we headed to the 'Upstream Brewing Company' for lunch (another old firehouse), and had lunch on the patio, great food and nice weather .  After that we walked around town for about 3-4 hours checking out the shops, art galleries and junk shops.  Some of the shops were great, some of them interesting and yet some of the others looked like they should just close their doors.  All in all it was a fun day, then we headed home, burgers for dinner, a chat with Lynne and a couple of nice long walks around the park. 

Piano in the park,
just sit down and play!

 

Thursday we got up to the sound of rain, well I guess the zoo is out.  I did some laundry, called a state park (Iowa you have to call 3 days in advance for a reservation, so sorry), no luck on a CG, but then about noon the rain quit.  We finally headed out, looking for a gas station to pull into with the RV tomorrow, and to do some shopping.  (We are headed out of here tomorrow then heading to a rally on Saturday and I wanted supplies so we don't have to do much shopping while we are there).  We didn't find a gas station, but we did find a Star Bucks and got our shopping done while finding our way in and around the area.  We ended up being gone about 4 hours, how that happened I'll never know, I think there was another stop or two in there that I missed.  Back home, chicken on the grill, a chat with dad and yes a few more walks around the park.  Off to bed.

 

Today, Friday we got up and slowly packed, no hurry to leave.  It is about a 4 hour drive to the Amana Colonies, so we plan on driving about half way today, no rush.  We hit the road about 10:00, me in car to pick up something's on base, and Brad in the motorhome to get gas.  Brad gets stopped for a train which is moving very slowly, then it stops, moves slowly, stops and finally moves on.  I almost beat Brad to the gas station.    We get gas and are off again by 10:30.  We hit a couple of rest area stops, geocache or two, and coming up to our state park....no sites available.  Ok, on the IPhone and the GPS looking for another campsite (and not $45.00 a night).  I find one called, Kellogg's RV Park, in Newton, IA, $20.00 a night.  We ended up being only an hour away from Amana Colonies, but they had room, for one night and we had a spot.  It ends up being a gas station, with a restaurant, and an RV Park out back.....right of I-80.  A little noisy, but for a stop for the night place, and dinner for $11.00, not bad. 

Thanks for the visit,
Diane and Brad