I woke up in my cozy down comforter cocoon from a not-so-restful sleep in Davenport, Iowa. I woke up feeling empowered that I successfully did my first solo overnight on the fly in a town I did not know.
I stayed at a Love’s truck stop, which was nice because I could get up at any time if I had to use the restroom and there are snacks 24/7. I got my toiletries together, went in and brushed my teeth, combed my hair, and got some water and coffee to start the day.
I haven’t had gas station coffee in years (it might even be safe to say decades🥴) and I went a little overboard with the vanilla creamer. My coffee was way too sweet, so unfortunately I had to part ways with it.
I ended up checking out the World’s Largest Truck Stop (recommendation from my step mom) and it was a very large rest area with restaurants and stores. I ended up getting a Caribou coffee from there and I could have sworn it had cigarette ashes in it, which made me actually miss my too-sweet Love’s coffee, but c’est la vie.
After driving for a few hours, I diverted off the path and made my way to a quaint little Quilt Museum in Winterset, Iowa. These quilts were old AF (some made in the 1800’s) and there was an Ohio quilt along with a cool doll house!
Pretty sure this was all of us in 2020. 
Also, I’ve never seen more windmills in my life while driving through Iowa. Warning: windmills cause cancer according to Trump, so be very, very, very careful driving through this state. ‼️
Made it to Nebraska!
I finally made it to Nebraska in the afternoon. I stopped in Omaha, which is there right as you enter the state from Route 80. There were a lot of restaurants to choose from, and I settled on El Arepón Venezuelan Food and got an arepa and empanada. Yum yum yum. Oh and this beer if from Infusion Brewing Company, which is a leader in Nebraska’s craft beer movement and I had the vanilla bean blonde beer. Delicious!!
I was able to find a good place to sleep tonight and I’m looking forward to a better night’s sleep and reading a good book.
Where will I be tomorrow?
I’m planning on driving to Cheyenne, Wyoming, but as always, things could change. If you have any recommendations for things to do or see out this way, let me know!!💙
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