All of the sudden the Check Info center light came on and then down on the temp gauge was running way
hotter than it should be oh look at that yeah I'm telling you what there's some good places to eat
here in the Midwest good thing we got Grandma and her connections man that's right it's not
what you know it's who you know always apparently connections pay off just another special area if
you're in the midwest definitely want to put this on your list and let me tell you something this
is a little secret between just you and me okay right what's left right all right right left right
dead right in last week's episode we headed west after overnighting at the world's largest
truck stop the Iowa 80. This stop along our route is for a different kind of Adventure
so that's good as long as the slides Supply everything which they should okay so hold on
hold on hold on slow down I'm right behind well the whole by-dark thing we just barely made it
barely barely yes yeah a little bit of light so now I'm good
jacks down hook up you know one thing then we're gonna go to Casey's Casey's you and the kids could
do that I'll get that yeah they literally have a case he's like 20 steps away they've got the
best pizza in the world oh yeah I saw that so if you uh when I get the outside stuff I'll get
the inside stuff okay and then maybe we can just bring the dog out and we can chill by the picnic
table Yeah because I feel like that always makes the inside stuff easier yes with no big white
dog yes I agree all right cool all right all right let's get set up and let's get to bed we
got a big day big episode coming up all right the doggy oh thank you now go get me some cases please
one for you
so one of the beautiful things about this lifestyle is being able to travel to see
family that in our particular case we have family that really can't come to see us anymore because
of health reasons and being advanced in age so something that our daughter has had a passion
for now for the last couple years is playing softball and my grandmother who was in her 80s
has really been wanting to see her play but she's been unable to travel to us to see that
in so one of the things we were able to do with this particular leg of our journey is be able to
strategically find a tournament that Trinity could play in that is in the area where my grandmother
lives so she can come watch her play and so today this is going to be just a really really special
moment because you know we don't know how many more years that we have left with my grandparents
we know that they won't be on this Earth forever and so this is just a special opportunity could
potentially be the only opportunity that my grandmother is going to have to come
watch her great granddaughter play softball in a tournament so super special day for everybody
let's go Trinity
discipline discipline
all right
let me see your ring oh wow
who won the game you did both games yeah you pitched amazing it was amazing and
we are headed to Grandma's right now and let me tell you something this is
a little secret between just you and me okay my grandma has like a secret
cinnamon roll recipe and I just might be able to get it for you guys and leave it in the
description so I'm gonna have to see if I can like call my grandma out of this recipe and if I can
you'll find it in the description below there's roly-polies on the cooler and they're still all
on the floor too now they're going towards the RV under the wagon under the wagon oh they go
under the oh yeah I remember seeing them under rocks when I was a kid you want bacon bacon
you want some d-e-s-s-e-r-t does her dessert yeah oh yeah give me some
your shirt looks like it's full of flour were you helping grandma
look at that
survey says
how did you like Grandma's Seminoles they were good one of the things we've learned
is to incorporate family stops in our travel plans spending time playing dominoes and having
conversations is just another way we prioritize experiences over things so we are here at Omaha's
Henry Doorly Zoo and this is one of the top rated zoos in the nation uh there's just a
ton to do and see here but we're gonna give you a few tips on your zoo visit if you choose to come
here if you're in the midwest definitely want to put this on your list we'll tell you more inside
so rosenblatt Stadium see look at the pole that's where they used to have the College
World Series these two so this is the original yeah and there's the other foul Pole they made
it a parking lot that's cool that's where they used to have the College World Series right here
so what makes this one of the top rated zoos in the US is that it has one of the world's
largest indoor deserts this is the same zoo that my grandmother brought me to as a child and now I
get to come back to the same zoo with my kids and grandmother it's like coming full circle
it's a great experience to be able to revisit and see how much has changed over the years
scary because they're so camouflaged that's not what kind of state park right yep
what's your camera thank you pretty big it is pretty big that's what she said what do
you think about the zoo so far it's wonderful it's the number one zoo in the in the world
was than a real world no it is in the U.S in the U.S not the world oh wow number one of us
and I haven't been here for 10 years so it's really changed wow I love it
that's fun they have an amazing area with just dozens and dozens probably really hundreds and
hundreds of butterflies and you can just walk through and and take it in it's really really cool
and amazing just another special area that makes this Zoo just one of the top rated zoos in the
US so the African grasslands exhibit here is a 73 million dollar exhibit that they have just another
thing that makes this Zoo very unique now another thing that is good to know if you choose to come
is you can actually bring your own food you can bring in a whole cooler if you want you can pull
around a wagon if you want so that can kind of help on the food budget when it comes to eating
or if you have maybe dietary restrictions you can bring in all the food and drink that you want
that is huge when they say elephant size pretzel they're not kidding man wow what do you think wow
is it good yeah yes now it's good enough to share that's for sure smell as good as my cinnamon rolls
I'll sit in the front you want to sit in the Caboose
so a great way to be able to see the zoo without having to walk the whole thing is to actually hop
on the train so they have a really cool train that goes around almost the entire Zoo where you'll be
able to see a lot of the animals and things like that out in their habitats without having to put
in the wok so it's a great way if you maybe have some physical limitations or something like that
to be able to still see a large portion of the zoo and you're going to enjoy a great train ride
what happened there so apparently connections pay off they really do pay off because I gotta stay in
the locomotive like in like the actual locomotive I'm gonna blow the horn too you know I got steam
coming out like that big burst that's called boiler breach it gets all the sediment out from
the boiler wow well Dakota unfortunately we're being hit with a God thing I think that our timing
that that uh I looked up there when we came and I said to Trinity I said that sure looks like Tom
and he saw me and waved and then he came back and Thomas article has been doing this for
a long time but we know him from church good thing we got Grandma and her connections man
that's right it's not what you know it's who you know always does it feel good your hair
this zoo is so huge in fact there's so many areas that we didn't even really get to touch
today they have one of the world's largest indoor rainforests so they're open from nine to five you
really do want to plan for a full day to be able to get in everything we're playing for a
couple of days so if you've got younger ones in tow maybe a couple of days it's more your
pace they've got a great Splash Pad area for the younger kiddos just so much to do and see foreign
don't forget the poo bag
that was so beautiful out this morning
look at your squirrels all right go potty
good boy goodbye what oh yes because we're out here for
good boy thanks
all right let's go get me some cinnamon rolls
foreign
s right here oh my gosh those are cute they're huge ants and uh they're all over down in in
the bay here so you can see here's another one just a big one oh my goodness when we're
getting ready to head out of a campground yeah and we have full hookups there's something that
we always do before we leave and that is a couple things one fill up with water because we're gonna
be out on the road we don't know if we're ever gonna break down knock on wood um two I always
flush the tank so lots of water I'm gonna fill it up and then empty it until it is clear everything
is good to go for our trip and then I also fill up with a little bit of water get away from my RV
let's go to Florida well we've had a runaway frog like if you have a boat they make you
check your boat for like invasive species yeah they never do that with an RV man
they should our beers could be bringing all sorts of stuff from state to state
they had Coke they just didn't have Casey's pizza anymore
oh look at that man I'm telling you what there's
some good places to eat here in the Midwest Pizza Ranch
Casey's it's that time now it's time to go and hit that stage that one lonely state that
we haven't been able to hit that big hole in our map huge milestone of the state of
oh we pulled over because we were just flipping down the interstate you know going 65 we usually
don't try to drive more than you know 65 70 unless just for safety reasons really and um all of a
sudden the check info center light came on and been like down on the temp gauge was running way
hotter than it should be so it's cool in the thing there's nothing spewing out nothing crazy obvious
no Steam coming out of the engine it's hot I mean you're standing back there and it's like
there's some heat coming out of that radiator but yeah so and it's uh
like heat advisory out like on my phone on the weather app it actually says heat
advisory right now so I think we just have a high ambient temperature and I think the RVs
may be struggling a little bit so we're just gonna for now we'll just keep pushing and it's
hot here Missouri now you know why they call it misery in the summer slack so Eastbound and Down
oh
we bring gifts you come bigger and Gifts nice cold gifts nice cool gifts on such a hot day
like today Reese's Peanut Butter Cup with um chocolate ice cream they didn't have Butterfinger
or I'm sorry Butterfingers with chocolate ice cream now that everybody's cooled off
I'm not going to snow where his is yeah bacon flavored ice cream did you see the lip quiver
um sorry
laughs
look look Arkansas
I bring you Brahms look at that
oh it's the garbage I swear we eat good foods too yeah you help me also
thank you Cracker Barrel is a favorite overnight stop when
we travel since they are RV friendly we always make sure to eat breakfast first
before heading back out on the road to finish the next leg of our journey
foreign
be sure to check out last week's episode where we find out how much our RV really weighs if
we don't see you out on the road or around the campground we'll see you in next week's video