A week ago we considered heading north from Kansas to Nebraska and on to Iowa. The rationale for Iowa is that it is the only state west of the Mississippi that has not seen us with our trailer. Of course, this does not include HI so our potential goal is 49 states. Besides Iowa we have yet to take our trailer into Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Since we don’t know when we are heading west again after this trip we would enjoy exploring Iowa now. Last week in looking at the weather forecast Iowa expected temperatures down into the low 20’s which is risky for our trailer.
After pulling out of Osage Hills State Park Wells hears a scraping or dragging sound from the trailer. We pull over and we both jump out of the truck to see what’s up. We see nothing unusual so back in the truck and we no longer hear anything wrong. It’s not until the next morning that we discover what happened. The cap on the sewage hose holder fell off and the sewage hose was gone. We didn’t’ see it when we jumped out of the truck but now we know it’s gone.
After spending a full week exploring Oklahoma we recheck Iowa’s weather and see it has highs in the 50’s and lows around 30. This is not a problem for our trailer so we head north. There is another issue with heading to Iowa. Iowa does not have a stay at home order but the governor closed all of the campgrounds. The night before we reach Iowa we are looking a RV campground near where Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska meet.
Looking for a place to camp we call a campground and speak with Doug, the owner. He tells us he is full. We thank him and hang up. A minute later he calls back and says he has a place next to the trailer dump site that has potable water and 30 amp power. We accept and make camp there. Wells hooks up power and water and we head into the trailer and start making supper. Soon Doug is outside our trailer so Wells heads out to see what is up. The whole area is flooded with water and Doug is thinking our trailer is leaking. Inspection determines the leak is from the base of the water spigot with water bubbling up from the ground. We shut down the water and use our onboard water.
In the morning we discover the absence of the sewage hose so no dumping for us today. It’s not a huge issue. Later in the day we stop and pick up a new hose.
After the sewage hose purchase we head into Iowa and travel the full length of the state and at the end of the day we head south into Missouri for another campground. We are happy to place the Iowa sticker on our onboard map.
Seeing North America 