Catherine

Hey everyone, this is Catherine posting from South Dakota. We drove across Iowa, and we saw more corn than I have ever seen before. It was an ocean of corn, and sometimes, there was no tree line, so you could see all the way to the horizon. It looked pretty cool, when the wind rippled through the fields. As we left Portage, I watched out the back window from Mom and Dad's bed. I had slept in the loft and it was really comfy. We stopped to get set things up and then the fun began. Matthew, Eli, and I spent the day waving at motorcyclists and cars out the back windows. We had 200 people who waved back, we kept a tally, and the motorcyclists had some interesting tattoos. We stopped for yummy ice cream in Iowa, where we saw thousands of cyclists heading into a tiny bar in an even tinier town. We also stopped in Grinnell Iowa to look at the college. The drive was long, but we were happy to find our spot in the campground. It has a pool (we swam) and mini golf (we golfed) and WiFi. Its going to be a contrast from tomorrow night, where we are basically staying in a big grassy field. We are looking forward to the Badlands tomorrow, and starting the highlights of our trip out west! Lots of love-hope everyone is great! Please comment!