Today we breezed past Omaha and headed for Des Moines West KOA RV Park, which is not that near to West Des Moines.  But it is nicely rural, not close to the main highway, so no noise and very well maintained.  We will be here for two nights. 

This is the artsy overpass marking the border of Iowa on I-80.  I don't know what it was supposed to be but it definitely got my attention.

Iowa has gently rolling hills, many planted with corn and other crops.  This is not to say that it is all farmland.  We needed a grocery store today and were quite impressed with West Des Moines and its beautiful homes, new shopping centers and modern look.  Unlike some of the cities we have already visited, this one appears to be prospering. 

We saw some intriguing signs on the way here, one for Information on the Covered Bridges of Madison County and one for the birthplace of John Wayne. Tomorrow we will do some exploring.

Dinner was at LT Organic Farm Restaurant.  Very healthy, especially compared to our lunch.  I won't mention the name of the restaurant but its initials are DQ.  We saw signs for LT Organic along the highway and looked it up to find that it had 5 stars.  They only serve one meal each night with many different dishes one one plate.  Everything was tasty and good for you.  The centerpiece was chicken with a spinach topping and cucumber salad on top of that.  Around the edges were curried chick peas, falafel in a sauce, split peas in another sauce, rice and a spiced pear.  Very interesting and unusual and nothing too spicy.