It had been a while since Dale and I jumped in the car and headed out to explore a new part of Iowa. We have enjoyed seeing different areas and were motivated but several lists. Yesterday seemed like a good day to drive East. The forecast was good but by the time we got to Clinton and saw this "lighthouse" on the shore of the Mississippi River it was snowing.
Although we had been to the swinging bridge in Louisa County, it was dark the first time. Since it was 40 degrees and clear we decided that it was a great place to stretch our legs. It really is fun to walk across the bridge and it was great to be outdoors.
We did make headway on a couple of our lists. We stopped in four county seats so that Dale could photograph the courthouses. We now have visited and photographed 92 of the 100 courthouses in Iowa! Dale does most of the photography and I walk but when we stopped in Clinton I walked and photographed.
Muscatine was a great stop too. We ate at the Woodfire Grille which is in an old button factory. The list of "1oo Things to Eat in Iowa Before You Die" included the meatloaf so we shared a meatloaf dinner seated at a booth near the window overlooking the Mississippi. A bald eagle gave us a beautiful show when he came up from the river to fly past the building carrying a fish in his claws. It was a beautiful way to spend a Saturday in January and it was fun to get back to our "lists."
