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r I put that post up we decided to see if we could find a path south from Amana to Interstate 80. This trek had two reasons: 1) Joanne wanted to go to the Outlet Mall down on I-80 and 2) to see if we could find a shorter route for my brother to get to I-80 without going out of his way by going far north first. We did find one road that had the water recede enough to be partially opened. The Transportation Department had Flagmen there allowing use of one lane while the water was stil.jpg)
l over the other. (Brother Bill and his wife, Nancy, left on Sunday morning using this way south.) But, when we returned to the RV Park from this excursion we drove into the tail end of a major storm. While we had been gone it had rained, hailed and the winds got up to almost 60 mph. By the time we got back the clouds were clearing and the sun was coming back out. We had nothing but sunshine for the rest of the weekend.By Saturday evening we were down to four coaches from the rally. We got toget.jpg)
her that evening and drove into Amana for dinner. This time we went to The Brick Haus Restaurant. Like everything else in Amana it had a German influence and the menu was full of German dishes. Sunday morning brought some more departures and then we were down to two. Gary and Carol Granat and us were the only ones left. We drove into Cedar Rapids to Fazoli's for a quick dinner.
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her that evening and drove into Amana for dinner. This time we went to The Brick Haus Restaurant. Like everything else in Amana it had a German influence and the menu was full of German dishes. Sunday morning brought some more departures and then we were down to two. Gary and Carol Granat and us were the only ones left. We drove into Cedar Rapids to Fazoli's for a quick dinner.We finally hooked.jpg)
up this morning and left Amana Colonies and Iowa. We traveled north and east and are now just across the state line in Wisconsin. The state line between Iowa and Wisconsin is marked by the Mississippi River. We are in a campground directly on the river. We are in the Frenchman's Landing Campground just north of Prairie du Chien, WI. Although the park has seen no flooding the river is up about eight feet higher than normal for this time of year. Most of the people here are "reverse snowbirds" in that they are here for the entire summer. M.jpg)
ost of them have their RV's backed right up to the river. In normal times they would have steps leading down to the river and a place to tie their boats. Right now those steps are all under water. We have a great view out our front window of the river. The only problem with this campground is that, like many campgrounds, it is built next to the railroad tracks. Actually, this one has double tracks. Trains have been rumbling through all day long. When two trains come through at once it makes the ground shake in the whole park. We'll be here throughout the week before moving on next Sunday. There is quite a bit of history in the area in that Prairie du Chien is the second oldest town in Wisconsin.
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up this morning and left Amana Colonies and Iowa. We traveled north and east and are now just across the state line in Wisconsin. The state line between Iowa and Wisconsin is marked by the Mississippi River. We are in a campground directly on the river. We are in the Frenchman's Landing Campground just north of Prairie du Chien, WI. Although the park has seen no flooding the river is up about eight feet higher than normal for this time of year. Most of the people here are "reverse snowbirds" in that they are here for the entire summer. M.jpg)
ost of them have their RV's backed right up to the river. In normal times they would have steps leading down to the river and a place to tie their boats. Right now those steps are all under water. We have a great view out our front window of the river. The only problem with this campground is that, like many campgrounds, it is built next to the railroad tracks. Actually, this one has double tracks. Trains have been rumbling through all day long. When two trains come through at once it makes the ground shake in the whole park. We'll be here throughout the week before moving on next Sunday. There is quite a bit of history in the area in that Prairie du Chien is the second oldest town in Wisconsin.
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