Best Deal in Town

Since Michael and Ben need to gain weight, eating has become a large part of our trip. No complaints here! I came across Table 316, which offers the best happy hour in town. Starting at 3:16pm, you can get a steak dinner for $3.16. Every hour the price increases a dollar. Not to mention that they have the best rootbeer floats! You would think that we would be the only ones looking for a steak dinner in the afternoon, but the place is always packed! I think we've probably eaten 95% of our dinners here.


On Monday night, Michael and I checked out Arnolds Park, an old amusement park/boardwalk. We also got one of their famous Nutty Bars, which is vanilla ice cream on a stick, dipped in chocolate and nuts. The ice cream was Blue Bunny (obviously not ideal) but it was still tasty.

We also rode the wooden roller coaster, which I would describe as a scaled down version of the Texas Cyclone at AstroWorld. Of course we had to be the cool kids and sit in the last car. I love roller coasters and have ridden plenty in my day, but this one was rough! We got banged around in all directions and I've got the bruises to prove it. But overall it was a great ride!

Today is our last day in Iowa before we drive to Milwaukee and catch a flight to Santa Barbara for a regatta. We will be there this weekend and then heading back to the midwest for the second half of the roadtrip!