The people in Elkhorn, Iowa, proud of their Danish heritage, have a windmill that was disassembled in Denmark, shipped to them, and reassembled. You can learn more about it HERE, and even see a couple of videos. Cliff and I broke up camp Sunday morning and traveled to Elkhorn.
We had a picnic in the city park.
I just want to put in a plug for our GPS. We'd be lost without it (literally) just getting from one place to the other. But the "places of interest" feature that lets us find the nearest campground, city park, motel, or fast food place is amazing. When you're traveling by the seat of your pants as we do, it surely makes life easier. Let's face it, restaurants and city parks aren't listed on maps; and while state parks are listed, they can be hard to locate, not to mention how handy the "places of interest" feature can be when you are looking for Walmart. We've never yet taken a vacation without visiting Walmart by the second day of the trip.
There were no actual plans to go by when the time came to reassemble the windmill; all the people of Elkhorn had to guide them was this miniature model.
Cliff loves seeing how things work, so he gave the mill a thorough going-over.
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I had to have one silly picture of me with a Dane.
We also spent some time at the Danish Immigrant Museum in Elkhorn, where I learned that the Danes, who have always been firm believers in human rights, put themselves at risk and helped the Jews in their country escape to Sweden rather than let Hitler exterminate them. It's nice to learn a little history while you're on vacation.
I believe I've covered the high spots of our trip. It was unbelievably hot, but we survived; and we're ready to head out again at the first sign the current heat wave is letting up.
