Saturday, August 3, 2013 -- Today I woke up at 8:15, got ready, had breakfast (cereal, blueberries, milk), packed my suitcase, helped clean things up, said good-bye to the people leaving, went for a great canoe ride with Val and her mom, had lunch (turkey-feta-cheese sandwich, cucumber salad, chips, salad, strawberries, cherries, milk), packed everything in the car, and headed for Albany. We were at the airport by 3:15, waited for a LONG time in the bag check line (nobody was being efficient), breezed through security (no lines, no problems), and arrived at the gate. The plan was to go to Chicago, then to St. Louis, but we found out that the flight from Chicago to St. Louis was delayed by three hours...it would have put us in at 11 PM at night! Thankfully, Southwest Airlines is very helpful and got us changed to a different flight (for free) and got our bags before they got on the plane to Chicago. After we got things taken care of, we went to get some pizza and watermelon lemonade before getting to the gate for the flight to Baltimore at 6 PM. The flight was right around an hour. Next, we walked around the Baltimore airport a little bit and got some shakes before boarding for St. Louis. We landed around 10 PM, got our bags quickly, took Val to her home, got to my home, showered, and got in bed at midnight. This concluded the Silver Bay, New York, trip. It was incredible, beautiful, and so much fun. I experienced so much in God's gorgeous creation, and, as always, came away with a greater and refreshed appreciation for God and his power. Lovely trip, and I hope to return someday.
Sunday, August 4, 2013 -- Today I woke up at 7:30, had cereal and milk for breakfast, went to church and Bible study at 8:30, went out to lunch at Big Chief (my brother, Matthew, turned 19 on August 3; my mom and I shared a salad and pizza), came home to pack quickly, and headed for Iowa with Val and Matthew. We stopped to pick up Val's husband, Denny, at his farm. With our party of four, we headed for Moline, Illinois. We stopped to have burritos/tacos at Taco Bell, drove on, got to our Radisson at 9:30, showered, and were in bed by 10:30.
Monday, August 5, 2013 -- Today I woke up at 8 AM, got ready, had breakfast (sausage, a blueberry bagel, strawberry yogurt, milk), and headed for the tour at John Deere Harvester Works at 10 AM. We watched a short video about the company (John Deere) and then enjoyed a one-and-a-half-hour tour of the factory where combines are made (very interesting...I loved the paint department). We were pulled in little trailers by a John Deere tractor, which I thought was very fitting. We then headed to have lunch at Lagomarcino's, a great place serving salads, sandwiches, ice cream sundaes, and candy. I had the ham salad/potato salad/tomato plate, then topped it off with the Classic Hot Fudge Sundae (vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, whipped cream, cherries). Next, we headed to the John Deere Pavilion (displays, videos, machines to climb in, brochures) and then to the next-door John Deere Store (I found a pink John Deere fisher's hat). Finally, we went to the John Deere Headquarters, situated on several acres including a pond, rolling grassy hills, and forests...lovely. There, we could see and climb in more equipment, see a large display of artifacts, and find lots of brochures on all of their equipment (Matthew has a 6-inch stack to take home...oh joy!). After a great day of touring John Deere spots, we had supper at The Family Restaurant (Greek, Italian, American...I had spinach pie, a salad, peaches, cottage cheese, and a roll). We headed on to Waterloo, Iowa; arrived at 9:30, checked in to a Holiday Express, and are now ready to get in bed. More to come on Tuesday and Wednesday as we enjoy John Deere factory tours!!
~Anna~
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