Day 72 & 73: Burlington swallows us

With Tom and Cindy!

​Cindy and Tom took us to breakfast at the Hungry Bear, a diner full of people, but lacking enough service.  The company was great, though, and I enjoyed a caramel malt  (mmmmm) while everyone waited for food.  Tom was called to work—there was some glitch in the utilities at the airport which was no bueno as Hilary Clinton was flying in later in the day.  (We’ve been in town when Bernie Sanders visited Muscatine Sept 4th and when Donald Trump visited Dubuque August 25th…I think all the presidential candidates are following us).  Cindy drove us around town, showing us the cool snake alley from 1894 and Mosquito Park overlooking the river, and then bought us some groceries!  I took a nap as Leanne worked on blogging, and we decided to leave the following morning.  Cindy and Tom treated us (AGAIN!  They totally spoiled us!) to a take-out Italian dinner.  In the morning, we were faced with threats of thunderstorms and flash flood warnings, and Leanne felt awful, so we opted to stay one more day.  Mostly, we lay around and watched TV.  In the afternoon, Cindy brought us bicycles and we went for a short ride to a park where we fooled around at the skate park, intimidated by the talented kids riding there, but not so much that we couldn’t show off our skillz. 

The short bike ride was a great way to move our legs, get outside for a bit, and remind ourselves how hot it was and that we were both recovering from being sick.  We returned to the cottage and rested for the rest of the evening.  I made some green beans and soup for Leanne and I; good Get-Well food.

The dock was nearly prohibitively high! I could barely get out, and had to lay on my belly to close my boat up and grab my things.

Kyle Sonderegger helped us out by meeting us with marshmallows and a white board!

We love our "rent-a-mom" <3

Overlooking our "home" at mosquito point.

Eating in--the luxury!

Popcorn for breakfast (and a hottub for sore muscles!)