Horrible drive last night on I 80 from Des Moines east to Le Claire, with nonstop rain and episodic bursts of rain so intense we could hardly see the road. Then there were the trucks, oblivious to the ordinary driver’s challenges, zooming past us in a blur of metal and water, spraying even more water onto our already challenged windshield wipers. Enough. We aborted plans to arrive in Chicago in time for our son’s commencement ceremony this morning and checked into a brand new Comfort Inn on a bluff above the Mississippi. Now we are on the road with better, if not totally clear, skies and will meet our son for lunch snd tomorrow’s convocation, the real event where he walks across the stage. (Today’s is the full university and some speeches and celebrities honored (Stevie wonder, Des Moines native Cloris Leachman. Would have liked to be there but glad we stopped.)
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where to eat in LeClaire, Iowa – preferably with a river view
My sister texted en route from Des Moines back home to Oak Park, Illinois this morning, asking where she could stop around the Mississippi River for lunch and a nice view of the river. I suggested the town of LeClaire (or Le Claire) only a few miles north of Interstate 80. It has some nice antique shops and restaurants along or near the river. I found one I hadn’t heard of before that looked good: the Crane & Pelican Cafe.
Beyond that, on a Monday, the limited selection included Sneaky Pete’s (my sister was accompanied by her 10-year-old so I thought she’d get a kick out of the atmosphere which is a bit corny; although steaks are the specialty and my sister is a vegetarian) or Happy Joe’s. The Faithful Pilot, which I’ve always wanted to try, isn’t open on Mondays alas.
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