No Internet tonight so this will have to be posted later. Before I forget there are two things I wanted to add to yesterday’s post. One is that we met a lady that could be a cousin of our daughter-in-law Melanie’s Mother- Janet. She waited on us at the Chatterbox Café for lunch. She was very nice to all the people in the restaurant and said so many of the things that Janet would have said. She had the whole place laughing. We hope this finds Janet feeling well after her recent surgery. The other thing is that Mary Kay said something yesterday morning that I didn’t think I would ever hear from her. As we were getting ready to start the day she said – “Let’s get ‘r done..” I am not kidding. I guess she has seen too many ranches and trucks on our ride.
Today we had to wait until 1:00 in the afternoon to pick up our package that was mailed to the library. We had a nice morning of rest and a very nice lunch, picked up our package and headed east. It was relatively cool with a headwind, but we were able to make it to Scott City - 24 miles in a little less than 3 hours. We would have gone further but it would have been at least 7:30 or 8:00 by the time we would have gotten to our next possible overnight destination. The road is getting more congested and we really didn’t want to be out that late. I would say picture 17 with quite a few trucks on it with a 65 mph speed limit and that is what we are riding on right now. The birm is probably about 2’ wide at the most. Usually things are okay, but every now and then a truck gets a little close. We actually stop and move off the road completely when a truck with a wide load comes by.
I have one favor to ask of everyone West and East of us. You know how we all think the wind blows out of the West. Well we haven’t seen one yet. Tomorrow at noon Eastern Time I would like all our friends to the East of us look to the West and inhale as hard as you can. At the same time I would like all our friends West of us to face East and exhale as hard as you can. Maybe that will change our wind karma.
Today was pretty uneventful on our short ride. One good thing is that no one has mentioned anything about a snake for over a day and a half now. When we got to Scott City we actually had choices of where to stay – a city park with a restroom (no showers), a couple of hotels, and a fitness center that allows you to sleep on their floor and use their showers for a reasonable fee. We chose the fitness center. We can put our mattress out, have access to a TV, and of course the shower. You would be amazed to find out how very small things can make a big difference in your life. We also had a nice Chinese supper and are ready to relax and get started early tomorrow.
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Still smiling and together!! What did you expect?
great comment: What did you expect?
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comforts can be suttle. I will never forget on the my move to SC with a mattress on the floor, I still remember the day I got a bed frame and put my shoes on while sitting on the bed, what a difference. This was before Becky got here. dgd
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Sounds like a great time. Just stay away from those busy highways. Can't wait to hear first hand at the reunion about the trip.
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