We settled in last night for dinner and to watch the convention when all of a sudden we got slammed with a pretty severe thunderstorm - lots of wind, rain, lightning, and thunder. Welcome to Kansas.
After about an hour we got this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This morning was lovely as we started on our journey a little further east to get to US 83 and north to our destination of North Platte, NE.
Lots of corn fields - lots. Flat land with a never ending sea of corn. After about an hour we'd both had enough and we were ready for a different scenery. We ended up going a little further east than planned when we discovered US83 was closed where we wanted to catch it. So we had to take a detour that added about 75 miles to the day, but we found our way back to where we wanted to be finally headed north. We only went about 200 miles, but Roger said it felt like twice that much. It took Maggie about an hour and a half to calm down this morning - don't know why as we gave her the half of her anti-anxiety pill. Once she did, though, snooze time for the rest of the day.
Because we were not on an interstate, we went through several small towns, saw lots of farms and beautiful homes with huge grass areas to mow! We stopped in Oberlin, KS for lunch. We found a large open area in front of a motel and when we pulled in the owner came over and asked if we wanted to park for the night. He's in the middle of building a small RV parking area behind his motel. He took Roger back there to see what he was putting in and asked him what he thought of it. We did ask if we could sit there for lunch on his property and he welcomed us to do it. Tired of the same stuff for lunch, I walked across the street to a Subway and got us a couple of sandwiches. I was the only one in there and the woman who waited on me was very friendly, talkative and helpful. She asked if we were passing through (obvious, I would think, as the town was small enough she probably knew everyone) and we started talking about how we found ourselves there in Oberlin. When I explained about the map and the big hole in it she said "You shouldn't avoid the middle of America. There's lots of nice people here."
We crossed into a new state! Now we have added Nebraska to our map! The hole in the middle is getting smaller! We only have four states left to add: Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Maybe next year on our planned long trip next spring/summer. I was surprised that not far into Nebraska the terrain changed from flat and corn-filled to rolling hills with cows in fields and in feed lots, oil rigs, and some incredibly beautiful farms. We stopped for the night in North Platte, NE which is on I-80 and we are staying in a very nice RV park with lots of trees, grass, and good wifi! Temperatures today in the low 80s make us glad we aren't further west and at home this week.
I didn't want to make dinner tonight - not a whole lot in the fridge to come up with something good. So, we turned the AC on, left Maggie in the RV and went out to eat and refuel both ourselves and the truck! A quick side trip to a Wal-Mart to pick up a few grocery items and I found some short sleeved t-shirts for me. I thought it would be cooler in Colorado and brought mostly 3/4 length sleeved shirts and it's been way too warm for them. When we got back to the RV, Maggie was hyper as can be - running all over, back and forth, jumping on us, whining. Don't know what happened while we were gone - maybe she saw or heard something outside that spooked her. I took her out for a walk right away to run off some of the energy and she has now finally settled down.
Tomorrow we head northwest to Scottsbluff, NE for a two night stay so Roger can have a day off from driving.
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