Guess I need to re-write this one. Not sure what happened, I remember some of what I wrote yesterday so I know I did it but tonight it was good.

"One the road again ..." Willie radio ... XM. :)

I'm getting old, I can't listen to anything soft or loud until about noon. But it is nice to have.

Breakfast. I noticed that the warmer was only on under the sausage, but not the eggs. I told the front desk and their reply was that the eggs will turn green if they are kept warm ... ??? I should have nuked mine.

Our first stop was 10 miles down the road for fuel. Yesterday our first three stops were 10 minutes apart, today it is only the first two.

Opps ... price is now $.06 more than Council Bluffs, last night it had only been $.03 more.

Rivers are down, but still lots of debris. Not much of anything for fieldwork yet.

Next stop was a rest area in Grand Island, thought that was going to take a while. When we walked in there was a line of women waiting for the co-ed bathroom as the women's was being cleaned. But they were done cleaning in a few minutes so we were still in and out in 15.

Somewhere past Grand Island we see sand cranes. Kearney says they are the crane capital of the world. That is about the only bird we see in this area and there are lots of them. At first I thought my eyes were still bad as I couldn't see any birds beyond the first 1/8 of a mile of the freeway. I finally did see them further away but it seemed like 90% of them were right near the freeway. Corn field, bean field, hay field, didn't seem to make a difference. Did see a couple of them doing a dance :)

Lunch was at the Barn in Gothenburg. The Nebraska BARN and Grill. Right across from the Comfort Inn. We ate here last trip also, walking over from the motel in the rain. Good food.

ALMOST two hours to Big Springs to the Flying J for fuel. Usually stop in Ogallala, but fuel was not cheaper there today. Discount fuel card already doesn't work. In the past it worked another day past here. ???

Sidney. Comfort Inn. 2:30 ???

As we were walking out to go to get food a boom type truck was just leaving. I thought for sure he was going to him the building with his front overhang. He didn't. We had seen him earlier on the side of the road with his triangles out, then again later today while we were eating.

We walk a half mile or so to the Mexican place. BB is not a fan of the IHOP that is across the street from the motel. We eat there when we need a huge place to park.