Road trip MN ~ Part 2

As we leave my sister's, we decide to hit a few spots along the way to Iowa. First of, the Spam Museum. Yes, can you believe it? One actually exist!

We decided to drive down South from Minneapolis and into the small town of Austin.

Looks like Charlie is 20 cans tall?! Ha ha!

We do love our Spam.  The boys have also grown to love Spam Musubi. It's like a Japanese snack that layers Spam with rice, and wrapped in seaweed.  YUM!!

It would be nice to have one of these little shacks near us. Ha!

Free samples!!

Funny enough, Bobby has never had Spam before.  Here we go, he's finally going for it!

At least he didn't throw up.  I tell him it taste like New Jersey pork-roll, but he thinks otherwise.  Even so, he actually didn't mind it.  See what you've been missing all this time?!

Here's the world's first bacon fueled motorcycle!

I think Charlie is looking at some ideas for when we get home.  Spam fries??? :-)

After the museum, we drive towards Iowa.  Decided to visit my housing here. But prior to that, we are looking for some dinner and checking out some mural along the way:

Awfully quiet around here but murals are pretty awesome!

A small part of a Czech Village near Cedar Rapids:

We ended up in a hamburger joint and guess what Charlie ordered - one with Spam. LOL!!

Pretty yummy dinner!

I can't remember what I had now.  It was a lot of food!

Another mural in the parking lot:

We check into the hotel for the night.  Having to use a sky bridge from the parking lot:

Charlie still travels with his puppy stuff animal. Ha ha!

Boys are still non-stop with their games on the phones:

The train tracks are literally right next to the hotel. Funny how they actually supply ear buds for a restful night!

I'm not sure if this is dessert or breakfast?!

I think definitely dessert!

A quick lunch reunion since staying with my host family back in 2009!

On the way home, we drive by a building that has large vehicles.  Bobby got so excited he wanted to go see it while the boys and I stayed in the car.  Ha!

Bobby is such a little kid here.  LOL!!

Okay, one more planned stop before going on - it's a truck stop!

They have their own brand of chocolate!

And OMG, warhead soda??! I can't imagine how sour soda would taste like. Sour, I'm sure!

I've never seen this before - Skittles soda??!!

Okay, here we are... largest truck stop along I-80!  Yeah, we had to check it out :-)

And looks like I-80 is the 2nd longest interstate in the US:

Charlie finds some bass fish shoes/flip flops??

Wow, grass flip flops?? This place has the weirdest stuff!

After a few more hours, Home Sweet Home!!  And still hungry.  Nothing like a bowl of instant spicy Thai noodles :-D

Good trip!!