Iowa

We crossed the Mississippi River and arrived at the Little Bear Campground in West Liberty, IA on July 16. 

We went to Le Claire on July 17 to visit Antique Archaeology. It is the home base of one of Chuck's favorite TV shows, American Pickers. Le Claire is right on the Mississippi with a walkable downtown. There are shops, antique stores, a brewery, a distillery and quite a few restaurants. 

On our July 18 drive to the Amana RV Park in Amana, IA we saw Keith Urban's tour trucks. We went into Iowa City to eat at the Bluebird Diner. After dinner we drove through the University of Iowa campus, a beautiful campus. Then on to Hy-Vee, an employee owned grocery store. Iowa is another state where you can buy liquor in the grocery store.

We visited the Amana Colonies on July 19. The Amana Colonies were founded by a religious sect from Germany. They first settled near Buffalo, NY then moved to Iowa. Their way of life was communal. Families had their on living space but eating, working and child care was communal.

One of the homes turned into a museum.

This large pond was completely covered in lily pads that were in full bloom.

One of the homes turned into an antique store.