There's a Voice in my Head That Drives my Heel
Saturday – 7/19
We had packed up the campsite the night before, so the only thing we need to do before hitting the road is to unplug, start the generator and drop off the car.
After dropping off the car in Glenwood Springs, I point the RV east and off we go.
It is 6:00am and I drive the entire day until around 8:00 at night.
We head out of the mountains, around Denver, through Nebraska and into Iowa. As we near Omaha, I notice some nasty looking storms to our north and west. We are staying ahead of them, but I’m not sure how long that is going to last.
I start looking on the map for a campground. There is a KOA just west of Des Moines, and that will put us in there around 8m.
I call ahead to ensure they will have a spot. They do, but the office closes at 7, so we will have to pick up the key at the laundry room and find our own way to the site.
As we pull in, everyone is running around pulling down awnings and closing windows. The storm that has been following us is now just to our north and west and is VERY dark and beginning to blow.
I find our spot and the neighbors next to us tell us that there is a tornado warning. Great way to end the trip. I hook up the electric, keep the slideouts in and turn on the weather radio. I also fire up the wireless on my laptop and check the local radar. There are tornados in the area, but they are to the south and east of us by 20 miles. The storm blows over very quickly, and I set up for the evening. As I lay in bed and sip a beer, it never tasted so good. It was a long day behind the wheel. The kids and Wendy were a great help, checking on me every 30 minutes or so and getting me something to eat or drink.
We only have a few hours more to drive to get to Peru where we will pick up Gertie, and I am now looking forward to just getting home.
We had packed up the campsite the night before, so the only thing we need to do before hitting the road is to unplug, start the generator and drop off the car.
After dropping off the car in Glenwood Springs, I point the RV east and off we go.
It is 6:00am and I drive the entire day until around 8:00 at night.
We head out of the mountains, around Denver, through Nebraska and into Iowa. As we near Omaha, I notice some nasty looking storms to our north and west. We are staying ahead of them, but I’m not sure how long that is going to last.
I start looking on the map for a campground. There is a KOA just west of Des Moines, and that will put us in there around 8m.
I call ahead to ensure they will have a spot. They do, but the office closes at 7, so we will have to pick up the key at the laundry room and find our own way to the site.
As we pull in, everyone is running around pulling down awnings and closing windows. The storm that has been following us is now just to our north and west and is VERY dark and beginning to blow.
I find our spot and the neighbors next to us tell us that there is a tornado warning. Great way to end the trip. I hook up the electric, keep the slideouts in and turn on the weather radio. I also fire up the wireless on my laptop and check the local radar. There are tornados in the area, but they are to the south and east of us by 20 miles. The storm blows over very quickly, and I set up for the evening. As I lay in bed and sip a beer, it never tasted so good. It was a long day behind the wheel. The kids and Wendy were a great help, checking on me every 30 minutes or so and getting me something to eat or drink.
We only have a few hours more to drive to get to Peru where we will pick up Gertie, and I am now looking forward to just getting home.