Soggy Shelby, Iowa

Traveling today was "interesting" and very long. Due to a rather large weather system producing hail, heavy rain, strong winds and Tornado's, we tried to keep ahead of things. The 2 hour rain storm washed all the bugs off the truck and the front cap of the 5th wheel, but that slowed are progress some. We are trying to add some additional miles each day so we can spend a extra day in Spokane to visit family. So, if things work out okay, we will be in Spokane by Friday and will have to leave Sunday morning to get to Tacoma. We are currently parked along side a motel in Shelby, IA after trying to park in their "RV Park". If I didn't have a 4 wheel drive, we would still be parked in the RV Park. The manager didn't bother to tell me there was parking available on asphalt with power/water hookups. We took one of those spots :) It's currently raining hard and we are watching the lightning and listening to the thunder. I'll be happy when it passes and we will be on our way tomorrow morning.