I was at the beginning stages of a four hour drive to Iowa Friday night when my radio stopped working. It froze and so did I. I could not imagine 3 1/2 more hours of pure silence. My only distraction was a pitch black road; not exactly how I wanted to start my weekend. But slowly things started to improve. I downloaded Pandora on my blackberry. I stopped at an oasis for a bag of Munchies (that amazing Doritos, Chitos, Sun Chips, and pretzel mix) and then I spotted something that really cheered me up. Iowa 80, the largest truck stop in the world...or so its neon jumbo sign claimed. It was the first time the whole trip I dropped my speed to 70 mph. I had to take it all in as quickly as I could since I was already running late.
I've been to my fair share of rest stops but I was shocked by Iowa 80's massive proportions. I didn't have time to actually pull in but the next time I'm headed to Cedar Rapids it's definitely going to be on the to-do list.
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