We planned on going over three hundred and fifty miles this morning so we had to get a fairly early start. It was a little after eight I think. Frank showed us how to get out of town without having to go back into town. After much maneuvering we got on the highway U.S. 20 which we followed right into Waterloo. We traveled on pavement all day long and all the afternoon we traveled in open flat country. We had lunch in Freeport at a YMCA cafeteria. After lunch we started climbing hills but I don’t know what hills they were. About three thirty in the afternoon we were coming up over a hill and we saw a woman trying to pass a truck but she couldn’t get by! Pop set the brakes but the pavement was wet and we slid (it had rained during the morning). We had a head on collision. Except for the bumper and a hand guard we weren’t hurt but her car was smashed and the woman sitting with her hit the wind shield and was badly cut. We were delayed over an hour so we only got this far tonight. We found Vernita’s store, picked her up, had supper, and are staying with her.
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