Today was another driving day. We got up at seven am and hit the road about eight thirty, right off the bat we missed the only turn we could make (interstate 80) it only caused a minor delay but happened to be some epic foreshadowing.  Half way into the drive one of our vans took a wrong turn and got a little lost later on after getting a police escort (awesome) they realized the police brought them to the wrong highway. As if that wasn’t enough another van suddenly needed service.

Waiting for our replacement vehicles at enterprise.	Pretty Bridge Over the Mississippi during our detour.

      This caused a delay and we wound up needing to get new vehicles. Only two vans got caught in this and the other two pressed ahead.  We were part of the two vans that were able to experience the downtown of Cedar Falls Iowa where we enjoyed a real meal and some window shopping.

      We saw the many, many farms in Iowa. Endless, vast expanses of farmland as far as the eye can see. Later on when we arrived at the church at around ten pm we were pleasantly surprised when the local police showed up in front. We expected to be broken up and told to go inside due to a noise complaint, but that was not the case - he was welcoming us to the area and knew about the service we were here for! We talked for at least an hour and a half about the culture of a small town. Just a small preview of the nice people we are all about to meet here in Clarksville, Iowa.

Yay! We’re Finally Here!