Wisconsin ----Maracas--Cupcakes--Teapots--Cakes

In the middle of Nebraska the sign reads "You are Nowhere"

Utah

Utah

Wisconsin Swim

We made it to Wisconsin...the drive only took 8 more hours....Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin. We had the honor to pay over $8.00 to drive on the cracked, broken, lousy highways of Illinois. Seems where the roads are free the roads are nice. But that was Illinois, the state that gave us even handed politics, friendly gangsters, and the most intelligent president in American History...

wonder what they spend the money for the roads on?

All that aside, the drive was beautiful. No clouds except for the occasional wisp or vapor trail of a high flying jet. No humidity. Just the lightest of wind...more of a soft zephyr. Kind people along the way too.

First thing we did after checking in we went to the Subway nearby and grabbed a bite. Then it was pool time. Though I personally not care for swimming I went in so the little ones could have fun and not be afraid. I had fun to my surprise. Victor accidental dunked Amy when she was trying to swim to him. He meant to grab her by the shoulders and pull her to him but didn't realize that would push her under. Though she didn't take in any water it did scare her.

The hotel man made things better with some free cookies. that and the hot tea made a nice end to the swim.

Bug on the wall!...First bug of the season...he isn't as big as a regular pond skimmer put bigger than a mosquito.

We stayed at a very cheap hotel last night in Iowa. The water seemed to smell a little bit fishy. Turned out the smell was in the air because the area was near biblical proportion in beetles. Little brown ones that when smooshed smelled like fish. I would've photographed one but all the ones I found were dead.

I should mention the hotel was cheap but it was clean.

The hotel we are in right now is very nice. On the scale of a Hampton Inn or similar.

When I pay for the room I go cheap (unless I am there for an extended period). When the client pays we have a set standard...the time we didn't we got fleas or scabies. So I had to the standards.

Maracas, Cupcakes, robots and teapots are the nicknames the kids have given the water towers that set along the roadways and in the fields of various towns along the way. The kids chose those names because they look like maracas, cupcakes (on stilts), robots, or teapots. I have more on this on the upcoming video.