Atwood House Bed and Breakfast
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Bed and Breakfasts = My fave
(Dave)
What a great way to end what is likely the longest day of driving during this road trip!
We left the Chicagoland area today. My sister Vickie, her husband Ben, and my dad all left early in the morning for either work or Centralia. So Lisa and I were left to our own devices to pack my car and head out. Unfortunately, packing …
DAY 4 - Lincoln Nebraska
We arrived at the Lincoln Super 8 and all is well! We were on the road this morning at our usual 8:00 AM. FGM was perky and 100% plus! The trip was pretty routine. “Abe’s” Navigation System tried to take a “vacation” and we got slightly lost finding the motel here in Lincoln. First we put the wrong Super 8 in as Destination (operator error, we admit). This listing was for another I-80 exit but we could not see ...
Short stopover
... is that Lincoln Nebraska is closed on a Sunday morning. It really was dead! No sign of life (well a bit, but not much).
We did the sites, which included the capitol building, the Governor's Mansion, the Sunken Garden and - my favourite - the university agriculture dept. dairy store to pick up ice cream.
K's choice - The American Museum of Speed - was, you guessed it, closed on weekends! Shame!
Short stop, short ...
Nebraska!
I attended the 2012 International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest in Lincoln, NE. It was a very well organized conference. I ended up meeting a lot of new people and saw a lot of old friends. I was even able to go to Omaha to see some old Air Force buddies. Overall, a great trip!
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Day 13
... lightning bugs". A lady giggled when I called it a firefly. We are driving through Missouri to get to Iowa.
2 unplanned detours today, frustrating. We drove farther than we thought we would to Chariton, IA. Red Paw State Park. We saw lots of rolling cornfield in Missouri. I liked this much better than the deserts of CO. Even the cows are so over heated though, they wade like hippos in the ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking