Update #1

Can't believe it's been this long since I updated.  Where has the summer gone?  I'll try and remember the summer happenings.  I know if I updated as I went but then .......

On August 1 we headed up to Iowa.  This was our 14th year volunteering at the Iowa State Fair.  We had a tire blowout on the camper near Osceola, IA.  Yes, again.  We thought we had all new tires on.  We replaced the wrong tire before heading out.  So the spare was the new tire.  Now, we have a new spare tire.

Before the fair started, we help out at the volunteer office helping to finish up the last few details of the program before the fair starts.  There is a training session and a potluck on the Monday before the fair.  We also get a tour of the fairgrounds with a fair board member as our tour guide.  Provides us with more information to help us with new items or changed items.


We ride in the fair trams.

The food is always delicious.  The fair provides the meat and drink: chicken catered from Hy-Vee and water, lemonade and ice tea.

Since retirement, Sharon and I have ridden in the state fair parade on the Wednesday before the fair starts.  We meet at the volunteer office and take the trams over to the parade route.  We're at the beginning of the fair so we get to park at the base of the Capital.

Oh, I forgot to mention that we also blew a front tire on the truck on our way back from the fairgrounds one day.   Let's just say that this was a much more expensive trip then we had planned on.  We have new tires on the truck and a couple of new ones on the camper.

Next update, I'll talk about the fair.  We had a really good time.