Is this Heaven... No, It's Iowa

Our morning stop at the Field of Dreams movie site was great. Although we had to wait for the fog to burn off and then brave some cool temps and morning dew, it was more than worth the inconvenience. Dad was very surprised to wake up at a ball field (it had been conveniently his turn to sleep during that leg of the drive) and the dogs had a some good time to run around and stretch.


After breaking out the hidden cleats, gloves, balls, & bats, we enjoyed playing catch together on the field and then each taking some BP. Dan scored the big hit, sending  one of my expertly-thrown batting practice pitches deep into the left centerfield corn. Dad only slightly torqued his bad knee... I came away uninjured, though I do have to admit that my back is a little sore from over swinging on a few pitches.


We got back on the road around 9:45am, so we will get to Lily later than expected, but should hopefully have enough time to find a duck hunting spot for tomorrow morning. We should arrive around 5, drop the boat, and have 1-2 hours of light to scout.


Taking the Suburban is working out well. Our 'bed' in here is very comfortable, there is plenty of room for us, the dogs, and our gear. Everything is totally accessible and convenient. Let's hope that it is good for day-to-day usage as it has been on the drive out here. Our gas mileage has not been as good as hoped, but we've been driving 70 most of the way to make up time. If back it off to 65, we would be good...