Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Motoring along the I-90...

When we got up this morning the sun was shining and it was already 19 deg C. The sun didn't last too long though. Pretty soon the clouds rolled in and stayed with us until mid afternoon. The sun did appear from time to time but at least we had no rain during the day. The temperature went up to 27 deg C by mid-afternoon. I must tell ya'all that everything is thoroughly soaked here and all the way back to Washington. The rivers are all overflowing their banks, the fields are covered in pools and ponds and the marshy areas are expanded to their limits. Apparently the last few weeks and during the spring in general it had rained and rained and rained in the northern states. We also heard about the record setting rains in the Canadian prairie provinces and the hardship that it causes the farmers.

So we are NOT complaining about the weather, it has been great for us. We appreciate the warm summer weather for sure.

The scenery along I-90 from Sioux Falls to the Minnesota border with Wisconsin is pretty boring. This is the southern part of Minnesota and is the same as northern Iowa, cornfields as far as the eye can see. When we crossed the Mississippi River though the landscape became a lot more interesting again. There are still a lot of farms but the terrain becomes much more hilly and there are lots of trees everywhere as well. We made good time today and did about 700km (435 miles) of easy driving.

Now that our trip is coming to it's conclusion, we are also looking forward to seeing our family and friends again. It is not until you've been away for awhile that you really appreciate the people that are important in your life. Annie and I are so blessed to have great a family, from siblings to kids, grand kids, nieces and nephews and also to have so many good friends as well.

Tomorrow we hope to reach Grand Rapids and visit Dale and Janette. We're looking forward to sharing and spending some time with them. I won't be blogging tomorrow night but will post a final blog on Friday or Saturday. So, stay tuned. I'll end today's blog with a reflection on all the beauty we've seen on this trip so far. It just makes us so thankful to our Creator for everything He has made. When He created the natural world, He created it perfect. You can click on this link that expresses it for me so well: "Awesome God" by Brian Doerksen. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I do.

So, no pictures for today but I wish you all a good night and special greetings to Sue in Arizona.

1 comment:

  1. Can't wait to have you guys back! Let us know when you roll in...
    Love you!

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