Normally this week we would be on vacation, on our way to Knoxville (Iowa) for the Knoxville Nationals to see the best of the best sprint car races. For several reasons, we decided not to go this year and now I wish we were. I could stand to get away for a while. Plus there are some cool quilt shops in the area that I like to visit when we're there. ;0)
The first year we (me, hubby and brother) went we had to idea what to expect. The trip didn't start out very good. We ended up stopping at a travel center along I-80 for potty breaks and the car wouldn't start up again (fuel pump I think). After several hours we were towed to Iowa City. We had to spend the night, but thankfully the garage was able to work on it the very next morning and we were back on our way.
All of the hotels were booked by the time we decided to go, so we decided to camp at the Red Rock State Park....in a TENT! What were we thinking?!?!? We ended up at a site with a Snoopy tree that could barely provide shade for my big toe. It was HOT....mid to high 90s every day and no escape from the heat. We even tried to hunt down a movie theater in Des Moines to get out of the heat. The races were great though. On the way home the exhaust started falling off. It was a long vacation.
I think we took a year off and decided to give it another try. It went better, we stayed in my brother's motor home (which also had some trouble). We've gone several years since then. The way the pattern is going, next year we'll probably go again. LOL
Since we won't be there this year, I wish all of the drivers, pit crews, and spectators a wonderful, safe time. I'll be there in spirit!!!!
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