DAY 1. Off and running! We left St. Louis around 8:30 a.m. with a chill in the air but full of anticipation. Lunched in Kansas City around 12:30 and arrived Sioux City, Iowa, 5:45 p.m. As we traveled north from Kansas City, instead of the air getting increasingly cooler, the air got increasingly warmer. When we arrived in Sioux City it was 88 degrees. We had dressed for cooler weather. That will teach us to check the weather forecast for the next day. Tomorrow our destination is Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a forecast high of 54 degrees. Getting closer to the Artic Circle!

Mileage for the day: 526
Mileage for the trip: 526