Saturday, May 27, 2006 (Day 3)

Tonight we are in Nebraska City, NE. It was hot today, with high’s in the low 90’s. There is a very strong wind which made towing a little more interesting. We can’t put out awnings or vents up here at the campground, as the wind is so strong. So the next thing to do is (ahhh) air conditioning. So grateful for A/C, both in the trailer (Silver Tent) and Suburban (dubbed Black Bear). Today we picked up two more couples; one from Kansas City area and one from Iowa. Now we are traveling with six units.

Today we drove 291 miles, with lunch on our own in our trailers at a truck stop. Tonight we all went to a wonderful Mexican restaurant. Food was very good. Then with our tummies full, we stopped at an outlet mall just up the road from our campground. Resisted the urge to buy anything, even though the mall was having sidewalk sales!

Our morning started out with a call from our grandson, Ryan, age 8. He had to tell us about his ballgame the night before we left. It was a good way to start the morning, hearing his voice.

Early to bed tonight, as tomorrow we will travel our farthest distance on this trip, over 300 miles. We make several stops to stretch and for potty breaks. Learned that if we hear someone of our group say they have to stop and “check the refrigerator”, they mean they have to potty. So now when you see an RV parked along side a road, it most often is more than mechanical problems!

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Until tomorrow……