Iowa and Nebraska

We slept in this morning! I woke up to light creeping in, looked at my watch and realized it was 5:40 AM. We were on the road by 6:15 AM. We were lured into Elk Horn, IA, by signage that promised Danish "stuff", but when we arrived, planning on a nice breakfast, we had to settle for a sticky bun and really nice danish pastry filled with almond paste. Not what we had planned, but pretty good, never the less. Of course, there was a windmill, and Bubby found some blue delft to look at, oh wait, I thought this was a Danish town. I bought a sympathy card to send to Johanna Davis' mom, and we got it and one of our Netflix in the mail. Bubby wanted me to point out to you this is the third day she has not had time to do her hair in the morning. We might as well make it four tomorrow, because the alarm is set for 4:00 AM. We do much better in the morning than in the afternoon. After 2:00 PM the driving is torture.


We were able to shoot a photo when we crossed the border into Nebraska. This a land of serious agriculture. We spent all day driving through corn and soybean fields. We passed just south of both Omaha and Lincoln on our route today. Not much traffic to deal with. We passed on the chance to go to the Buffalo County fair in Kearney (pronounced Karney) and headed for the barn in North Platte.

We had trouble making a connection with the cell phone this afternoon, so we had to hunt out our motel the old fashioned way. We are staying at a partially renovated (our room is renovated) Ramada Inn. It is pretty run down, but the price was right.

We ate at the Depot Chop House, near the rail yards in North Platte. It was average. We walked around the downtown a little, and Bubby wanted to include the photo below for Babsy.

We drove out into the fields looking for a mormon trail monument, but only were able to find this Oregon Trail marker. I guess North Platte figured a little in history. It is the home of Buffalo Bill Cody, and there is a historical site where his ranch once stood.

We are going to bypass Cabela's tomorrow. It won't be open when we fly by. We are planning to stop at a Sierra Trading Post retail outlet in Cheyenne. Tomorrow night, we are staying at the Little America between Rock Springs and Lyman, WY. It will be a nice change from the last couple of nights. I made the reservation on Expedia tonight, so we are all set. We can dilly dally on Saturday morning, and still arrive at a fashionable hour at the Collings.

Buboppy