Sunset in Nauvoo

We are resting in our hotel room finally tonight after a long drive and a fun evening.

We got away from North Platte at 8:10am, improving our on-timeness by 11 minutes!  We managed to get the last waffles at the breakfast before the machine broke, so fat and happy we were on our way! Across Nebraska and Iowa we went.  Just before halfway, there were two very loud pops and then an electrical smell.  A quick stop, and keen noses, narrowed it down to the inverter.  It was dead and had blown a fuse in the van.  This caused a major crisis in the back seat, since that provided power to the gaming system.  We stopped for gas/break in Council Bluffs, Iowa and found fuses and an new, improved inverter - crisis averted!

More long driving brought us to the banks of the Mississippi River.  We crossed on a cool, very old, rail and car bridge.  It was very narrow, with the cars on the upper deck and the trains below.  The river looks to be very high right now.  The day, which had been sunny and beautiful up to that point, turned into rain just before we crossed the river.  We arrived in Nauvoo in the rain. We made a quick stop at the visitor's center to pick up tickets and then headed off to find food.

We ate at Peter's Place and had Navajo Tacos and Fish and Chips.  The food was good, but a fairly small crowd seemed to overwhelm them.  We then rushed to our first show of the night.  We enjoyed the very funny music review called Sunset by the Mississippi (which moved indoors due to the rain.)  We all enjoyed the music and especially the humor - some of it so bad we couldn't stop laughing ("Grandma, don't lean on the screen door, you will strain yourself." and dozens more like it!)  From there we went to the Cultural Hall to see Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo.  While not as raucous as the other show, it was fun and funny too.  By the time it ended at 9:30pm, I was done with sitting and really done with the hard benches.  

After a quick trip back to Peter's to retrieve a phone, we checked into our hotel.  We are staying at the Nauvoo Family Inn & Suites.  We have one room that includes two queen beds and a bunk bed.  We will be here two nights and it is a clean, nice place.  Our ATT phones have no service here in Nauvoo, but the hotel has nice WiFi.

We are moving at our standard, nutso, breakneck pace, but are having a great time.  No pictures today, because my phone doesn't seem to want to join the WiFi.


609.9 miles today
15.725 MPG on the first half of the day.
$3.40 per gallon.