Williamsburg, Iowa

We had a leisurely start this morning..breakfast at
the restaurant next door. Not great, but it came with
the room. Last night Robert was really tired and out
of sorts. It seemed like a very bad motel. Later he checked
his timtline and found that in 2002 he thought
it was "very nice indeed." He decided it must
depend on his mood whether the motel is OK or not.

We stopped for lunch at a rest stop near the
Blue River. There was a walk-way to the river
which we took. The river was totally covered
with duck weed such that you couldn't see water
anywhere. Every once in a while a turtle or
frog would stick it's nose up through the weed
to check to see if the world was still there.
Ariel would have loved it because there were
lots of frogs in the water and on the land.

Tomorrow we visit the Amana Colonies and then
on to Champaign to have dinner with George
and Janice.