Knowing the coach would be in the shop all day we left right
after an early breakfast (again, the coach goes in at 7:00 each morning) and
drove to Staceyville, IA to visit our friend Elly Anderson. She is home caring
for her dad over the summer, while her husband Curt remains at home in Orlando.
We had a nice time with Elly and her dad, and then we went over to brother
Dale’s farm to check out the vines that are coming due for harvest in about a
week. Dale and his son operate a well-run farm operation that is quite
diversified. They are heavily invested in corn and soybeans, but also have
cattle and hogs. For the last eight years they have been developing a vineyard.
The grapes are being grown for a specific award-winning vintner.
When we returned to Forest City the coach was not complete,
but they were done for the day. We brought the coach back to the parking area
and dove right into the coverage of the America’s Cup. We had missed the first
of the two races, but picked up the coverage half way to the second mark with
New Zealand in the lead. Rounding the second mark Oracle Team USA took the lead
and pulled away from there on. They won both of the races today to tie the
score after being down 8 to 1. The race tomorrow will decide who keeps the cup.
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