by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 4, 2009 | X-Country
July 3, 2009 Iowa State Route 20, One mile east of Kamrar, Iowa 9.53 PM, CST Writes Joanna: We went to Field of Dreams which was very entertaining. We walked out of the corn fields like they did in the movie. Colin and Jeff played baseball on the field. After that, we...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 4, 2009 | X-Country
We finally got to set up camp for the first time in a State Park campground in Webster City, IA. Really rainy all through the night but by the time we were getting ready to leave the rain let up long enough for us to pack up the camper and hit the road. Just before we...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 3, 2009 | Commentary, X-Country
Mile 587… Following is Kristin’s commentary: … On the Battersby road trip extrordinare. Presented for your entertainment by the eldest daughter, Kristin Sierra, is a quick update on the cross country road trip that will undoubtedly drive it’s...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 2, 2009 | X-Country
So it’s 7:11 PM EST and we’ve been on the road now for a little over 10 hours. Total miles travelled? 442, which puts us just outside of Cleveland. Average speed? You can do the math. (If you can’t, that’s under 45 MPH.) Traffic and weather...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 1, 2009 | X-Country
Rain has been the order of the day. In copious amounts. In fact, so much in a matter of about 20 minutes that our stream turned into a raging river. Fun, but we just now finished packing and it’s after 11:30. We’re packed now and ready to leave tomorrow...
