Fun Encounters

Our friend Betsy met us in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

at Rivers Casino where we had lunch 
and then she gave us a tour. 

We rode the Duquesne Incline up for a 

spectacular view of  the city!

Heinz Field and PNC Park are on the left. 

Heinz Field is the Pittsburgh Steelers stadium and 

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates play.

 Point State Park is on the right, and all the bridges.

It was great to see family in the Louisville, Kentucky area!

There has been so much rain that it has put a damper
on some of our plans, but that is life.

One of the crazy encounters was meeting up with a cousin 

who has been traveling on the river! With the use of cell phones, 

we keep in contact and finally met up at 

Fort Massac State Park in southern Illinois.

It has been many years since we have seen each other and 

we had a great time catching up
on each other’s lifestyle and adventures.

 Who knows where we will meet next!

 In Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Illinois we also
visited people we haven’t seen in years!

You never know where life will take you.

Back in Iowa the rain continued and has caused
a lot of headaches for so many people.
 This is the lower campground at Jester Park.
Thankfully our reservations were for the upper campground.

Joel joined us at the campground on July 4^th and 

we grilled Iowa chops and had our first batch of sweet corn!

Most of you know that we have been season ticket holders 

to the Iowa Barnstormers Indoor Football League for

 many, many, years. When we left Iowa July of 2016 we had 

to give them up. Well, it just so happened, while 

back in Des Moines a friend sent a text to let us know 

that they were going to be in the finals. 

Of course, we had to get tickets and go.
 It was an exciting game and amazing that we were in town.

They WON! 

This is the first time they won the championship! 

A close game 42 - 38!

Boomerang is one of the great local classic rock bands 

here is the Des Moines area and we enjoyed their 

three-hour outdoor concert. 

Click on the link to find out where they are playing.

Boomerang

Sorry to say that our time went by so quickly that we didn't 

get to see everyone while in Iowa.