Yesterday, Friday, we took a day trip to Anamosa. We had gotten some information on day trips from Janet's friend, Chris. The trip was about 75 miles on "blue" highways. We had a leisurly drive and it took about an hour and a half. We wandered in several gift stores but didn't buy anything. We did go to the Tourism Bureau and they had lots of information on Grant Wood. The man there was very well informed and gave us some interesting information. We spent quite a bit of time there looking at all the Grant Wood material. There was a room in the back that housed the Parody Museum which contained many take-offs on Americal Gothic. Many of the were very creative. We had lunch at an up-scale restaurant and the food was quite good. We then walked to a winery. We tasted some wine and bought one bottle. I also bought a cap. Then we drove to Stone City and then to Wapsipinicon Park. We drove on a circle drive around the park stopping twice to look at caves. We couldn't go very far in either cave as we didn't have a flashlight. We also walked a short way along a stream and stopped at a spillway. Our last stop was at the Anamosa Prison Museum. It is located in the old cheese factory right next to the prison. There was an interesting video and then many exhibits and information. They had a model cell furnished the way a specific inmate had his. We got to walk inside. After our visit to the Museum we were both tired and ready to leave for home. We had a nice drive home.