LeClaire, Iowa and East Moline, Ilinois

Well, we took our longest trip so far, 238 miles to LeClaire, Iowa to visit Antique Archaeology, the store owned by Mike and Frank  from the TV show on the History Channel, American Pickers. It was smaller than we imagined, but cool to see.


Next , we took a 14 mile trip to East Moline, Illinois to Lundeen's Landing Campground on the Rock River. It was a great campground, with the friendliest people we have ever encountered. We had a beautiful site right on the river. Great views of the river and the I-80 bridge. Their were train tracks nearby, so you could hear them occasionally, a sound I find relaxing.

Thanks to our wonderful campground host, Jack was able to go catfishing with Fred in his fully equipped deluxe catfishing boat. They caught 15 catfish, one of them quite large. It was loads of fun for Jack, he enjoyed Fred's stories as well as his knowledge about catfishing. Fred even cleaned and filleted them for us. We haven't eaten them yet, but heard they are delicious. It was our best camping trip so far. Everything went smoothly.

Teddy learned that some Toll Booth Attendants give dog treats, so he was sure that whenever we slow down and open the window, it pays to look out the window and flash a cute look at them, be sure they notice you. Just one of the many things that Teddy loves about camping. It took us an hour and a half to get him out of the camper, once we got home. He absolutely loves it.

Here is their webpage.....

http://www.lundeens-landing.com/index.php?p=1_2