The second day of our trip was mostly free of meltdowns. Any that happened were, thankfully, resolved relatively quickly.
The weather was a little depressing and made any stops a chore. We did stop at a rest area for the kids to burn some energy, but it was misty, windy and cold. Colin made the best by pretending he was the captain of a pirate ship at the playground. Meli was his first mate.
We saw the beautiful skyline in Indianapolis (when the scenery has not changed much for hours it was a gorgeous view), drove past a few colleges (Indiana and University of Illinois), had our first time zone change, drove through the town of Normal, and crossed the Mississippi. There were a lot windmills (probably not the correct term) for the Adair clean energy project. I thought that was very neat. We witnessed a lot of flooding in Iowa. The water was right up to the interstate. Seeing the houses that were almost covered was very sad.
In the middle of nowhere Iowa, we almost ran out of gas. We had only 3 miles to spare. It was very stressful. The few exits we passed were all farmland. Thankfully we came across the small town of Walnut!
Our day ended in Omaha, Nebraska...which Will is partial to because one of his favorite bands (311) started there. Sadly there was no obvious homage to the band. Come on, Omaha.
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