SURPRISE! Visit with Marcia's Son John (no idea we were coming)

Thursday we got sidelined due to the weather.  The wind in Southern Illinois was real bad...30-35 mph wind guest...I was being blown all over the Interstate.  Finally gave up 120 miles shy of Amboy, where Marcia's son John works and lives in a small town sports bar...he has the entire second floor to himself.  We stayed at...yes...another Cracker Barrel, this one in Bloomington, IL.  The wind died down around 9 pm, we had a good nights sleep.  Drove north to I-80 where we went west for 1.5 miles and pulled into a Flying J to fill up and to empty.  (Got Gas, Emptied Waste Tanks)  We needed fresh water, but it was all turned off.  (Thank goodness we were able to fill up at the Bar later)

 We pulled up to the bar finding John sitting out on the bench in front of the bar.  He watches us pull in...he looks at me very hard and mouths "What the ???"  Then he sees his Mama in the passenger seat and mouths "MAMA!!!"   Oh, we surprised him alright!   Above he sits in his Walker (he needs a hip replacement), and you can see the bar in the background with one of his staff awaiting their first guests of the day (besides Marcia, Indy and me).

 

Here is Marcia sitting in her Walker, and you can see much of the rest of the bar behind her.  I was sitting in a cushioned booth along with Indy.  After talking, getting water, John and I went next door to get Lunch to bring back.  We had an enjoyable 4 hours with John, and headed out.  We are now in Davenport, Iowa staying WHERE????   Yes, a Cracker Barrel...but not eating tonight since we had a late lunch/early dinner with John.

As we travel through to Nebraska, Wyoming, and eventually Salt Lake City, we will be staying in a couple of campgrounds so that we will have electricity to help keep us warm at night.