Goodbye Dells! You were a fun place to visit…

Whitney and I woke up and got Crystal packed and ready to roll. Our destination is Champaign, IL. We were surprised at the lack of dairy farms we saw on our drive. Lots of corn and other agriculture, but no cows. Very pretty and spacious though.

The drive was uneventful, just the way I like it. We arrived in Champaign around 4 pm, and we were delightfully surprised by our campground, D & W Lake campground. It is on a small lake surrounded by soybean fields. It might be one of the prettiest views from a campground of the trip.

After getting Crystal squared away, Whitney and I drove Peggy into Champaign to see the downtown and to find our favorite burrito chain, La Bamba’s Burritos. Champaign is where the University of Illinois (student population of roughly 51,000) is located. The downtown was very quaint, and the burritos delicious. Well worth the effort, plus I had a blast from the past… an old video game I used to play in Sydney.

Back to Crystal, where we watched the sun set, played backgammon, Qwirkle, and listened to more Bob and Tom. Tomorrow, it’s back home again in Indiana, and I get to see my niece, nephew and brother in law.