Friday of last week we had our friends, Lisa and Keith over for dinner. We had Schnitzel with Spaetzle, Pepper gravy and Cucumber salad. What a treat! Since we hadn’t seen Lisa and Keith for a year, there was a lot to catch up on. Saturday we all went out for late lunch to a Mexican Restaurant and afterwards to our friends house for coffee. We all had a great time. Sunday we hung out at the Campground and Monday we moved to our next stop, Island View Place at Lake Rathbun near Centerville, IA.
Tuesday was laundry and grocery shopping day.
Wednesday we enjoyed some “Rest and Relax” and Thursday we drove to Albia which has a very nice downtown with an impressive Courthouse surrounded by buildings built in the 1800s.
Friday we went to Des Moines and visited the Capitol Building. We were lucky since we were the only people for the tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and shared lots of facts on the building and also some behind the scene stories. Maria and I really enjoyed our time in the building and surrounding area. After a nice picnic, Maria prepared the evening before, and some very bad ice cream, Molly’s Frozen, we headed back to our campground.