Awake 6:10 am Temp 57 Clear sky Overnight @ Cedar Rapids, South Dakota
Leave the Amana Colonies campground @ 9:10 am. Good roads & weather with a
slight cornering headwind as we head ESE on I-80...then East on I-74. We
make a fuel stop @ the Flying " J ) in Davenport, Iowa...& ( 2 ) other
stops. After 7 hrs & 365 miles, we pull into the A-OK campground in
Lafayette, Indiana @ 4:30 pm.
This is our 3rd visit to this place. It's not really BIG RIG friendly. Our
assigned site is a very narrow & slopping space. Same site as we had last
yr. It was a challenge then, and it's a challenge now. Luckily Kathy had
an extra set of eyes helping on both occasions....the fellow next to us.
It took some extra maneuvering & close watching but we did OK. The
campground is full so we are lucky to have made reservations & camp at a
spot nearby Zack's apartment & the Purdue campus.
Call Zack on his cell phone...then drive 15 min to his newly rented
apartment @ the River Market near the Purdue campus. Zack looks
good...gives us a tour & we introduce ourselves to his ( 2 ) new kittens:
Simba & Cauley. Nice studio apt & cute cats. Because of his close
proximity to campus, he cannot be issued a parking pass to the
university...so he either walks or rides his bike to attend classes. It's
actually better then driving & trying to find a parking space &...a lot
quicker. A good location & a good choice Zack.
Zack drops off some dirty clothes @ the community laundry room en route to
our Dinner choice across the street: Scotty's Brewhouse. We each have a
drink & we each have a hamburger with a side order. Their hamburgers were
great & that side order choice made the meal filling. Definitely a
restaurant to come back to. We agree to meet tomorrow with Zack.
Kathy & I do some grocery shopping @ Payless/Kroger then back to the A-OK
campground. We are tired....again. Lights out: 12:20 am.
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