This day finds us traveling from Grand Island, NE to Rock Island, IL. This was another long and very boring drive.
Again the kids slept most of the time. I tried, but with snacks at my feet, dog leashes, water bottles, cameras, maps, phones, etc, getting comfortable is, let's just say, not easy!
One thing I must recommend for those planning a long distance trip by car, is a book called The Next Exit. It's available on Amazon.com and came in very handy on our journey. It tells you of gas, food, lodging, shopping, and attractions at each exit.
Now I know what you are thinking, isn't that what a GPS is for? Well, yes, it is, but this was much easier to use. Just turn to the state, then the interstate, and the exit number or mile marker and viola. What you need at your fingertips having never touched the GPS and messing up your route!
Back to my story. We became hungry and were desperate for something that wasn't Subway or McDonald's and I was really not wanting to eat my lunch, alone in the camper as I had done most of the trip home. With my gluten-intolerance, I can't eat at many places except for a salad. Have you ever had a salad from McDonald's? Me too and I won't do it again. I flipped open the much used The Next Exit with it's rumpled pages and bent cover to Interstate 80 in NE to my surprise and excitement as well as everyone else in the car there was a Steak -n- Shake just 20 miles away! Hooray! Someplace I can eat and everyone else loves! We were able to park close with ease and keep the truck running for the dogs and keep an eye on them.
After arriving at our campground we came to find out that Antique Archeology was just 20 minutes away. If you don't know what I'm referring to, I'm referring to the one and only American Picker's anchor store in Le Claire, Iowa! We love Mike and Frank and it was really cool to see some of the picks we had seen on TV! I must admit though, I don't believe this is the actual shop we have seen on TV because the locations didn't match, but that's okay! It was still cool to see!
A stop at Fazoli's for dinner and then back to the camper to relax, shower and sleep.
Day 21 finds us heading home! We can't wait!
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