I expected the Nebraska drive to be long and boring, but actually, with an early start and flat freeways, we cruised through quite quickly. It was really fun to drive straight from one city to another. We stopped at the Archway Museum in Kearney. Ft. Kearney is the halfway point between Boston and San Francisco - 1733 miles each way.
We crossed the Missouri river at Omaha, and are now in a small town in Iowa called Underwood, (pop. 688), where my friend Donna lives. She has a cornfield in her backyard, and a post office the size of a classroom. The town is so small and cute it reminds me of the little towns in Michigan my mom used to show us from when she grew up.
I will be tuning out for a couple of days while I catch up with my friend. On Thursday, we will leave on our next leg to Michigan to see Grandma and Grandpa and reunite with Mark.
So far the kids have traveled quite well, and even though it is only Day 4, we are beginning to contemplate other trips we might take together. (This thinking may change by the end of the month). For now, the kids are having fun playing in a real house with other kids and dogs. They have the best sunsets here and we caught a glimpse. We'll do that again tomorrow. It's pretty rare to actually be able to see the horizon from someone's backyard.
We're going to see if we can find some fireflies tonight to surprise our kids with. So long for now!
We crossed the Missouri river at Omaha, and are now in a small town in Iowa called Underwood, (pop. 688), where my friend Donna lives. She has a cornfield in her backyard, and a post office the size of a classroom. The town is so small and cute it reminds me of the little towns in Michigan my mom used to show us from when she grew up.
I will be tuning out for a couple of days while I catch up with my friend. On Thursday, we will leave on our next leg to Michigan to see Grandma and Grandpa and reunite with Mark.
So far the kids have traveled quite well, and even though it is only Day 4, we are beginning to contemplate other trips we might take together. (This thinking may change by the end of the month). For now, the kids are having fun playing in a real house with other kids and dogs. They have the best sunsets here and we caught a glimpse. We'll do that again tomorrow. It's pretty rare to actually be able to see the horizon from someone's backyard.
We're going to see if we can find some fireflies tonight to surprise our kids with. So long for now!
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