Our First Destination

Yup, that's the Mighty Mississippi, which we crossed yesterday at Peoria.  By midafternoon we had reached our first destination of the trip: Scales Pointe Marina and Campground in North Liberty, Iowa.  Dan's brother Tim keeps a boat here, and we plan to stay for awhile, to allow some boatwork, fishing, relaxing, and visiting with family members.

This is the weekend of the Boat-a-Palooza cardboard boat races, apparently a big event, and the place is packed.

It seems that most of our (very) nearby neighbors have dogs, so Ranger is well-entertained.  Fortunately he seems to get along with Cooper next door, and of course he had fun with Lola, once Tim and Pam arrived.  We left the two dogs in the RV while we had dinner at the bar just a few steps away from our site, and they must have behaved as there was no destruction to be seen.

Things are a bit quieter in the early morning as I write this, though I suspect that the partying will pick up as we get closer to afternoon.  For now, this is the view: