Day Two

Another adventurous day on the road! Today got off to a somewhat shaky start...apparently the phone in our hotel room was not working so the wakeup call we had asked for at 8am did not come...which we realized when we woke up at 9:45! Then when we turned on the car this morning, our engine light was on. Yesterday was a long, hot day and it was probably pretty tough on our little Matrix, so we hoped that it was just a matter of overheating perhaps? We bought some coolant and topped up our reservoir, said a prayer and started heading out of Illinois.

Three hours later we crossed into Iowa where we stopped for lunch at the Golden Corral Buffet...mmmm. From 2:45 until 9:00 tonight we drove straight through stopping only for gas and bathroom breaks. At 5pm when we turned the car back on after filling up on gas, the engine light was OFF and it has stayed off for the rest of the evening. Thank you Lord!!

We are now in Omaha, Nebraska and hope to have a shorter day tomorrow. Today we drove 9 hrs and over 750 kilometres. Here are some pics of Iowa - lots of rolling green farmland and more corn than you can imagine. And that's pretty much it, all day long. Rumour has it there is even less to see in Nebraska , so our apologies in advance for less than captivating photos!

We will either be in Nebraska again tomorrow, or Colorado. Until then!!

Today's Playlist:

Harvest Oakville -Worthy

Keith and Krystin Getty - In Christ Alone

Coldplay - Parachutes

John Mayer Trio

Metric - Fantasies

Further Seems Forever - The Moon is Down

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

Fallout Boy - Folie A Deux