To limit the amount of flying we have on the next day right after the airforce museum we jump in the plane and motor 2 hrs west to Clinton, Iowa on the West shore of the Mississippi. There isn't much to see on the way so I don't have any pictures to show off. Why Clinton Iowa? Free crew car and good fuel prices. I call ahead and tell him we'll be landing around 7 pm, he says he won't be there but don't worry the keys for the crew car will be under the visor, help yourself. People are so trusting and nice! I've ridden in about a dozen courtesy cars and they are a real mixed bag. Once a scored a brand new SUV. That is not normal and was not the case today. The car is a 90's cop car that runs on about half the cylinders that it should, shudders like its going to fall apart when braking and leaves me wondering which is more dangerous: The plane I built or this behemoth? This flying thing sure is glamorous! I can't complain though because it's free!
So we fuel up, gather our things and splurge on a holiday inn express. We, ha ha, go out on the town to the nicest restaurant, I order a fillet for dinner figuring this is Iowa I should be able to get a good steak if nothing else... Well I'm disappointed... Oh well.
We find out that there is an old World War II landing ship docked a few miles north of town so we fly by and get a few picts on out way out.
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