Chek Inn Lamar

... similar to many others that we have seen. The national park rangers in period costumes and acting as interpreters gave a fantastic tour.

After the tour we had a quick lunch in the coach and continued on to Lamar, Colorado. We arrived here in time to check into the RV park, unhitch the car, hook up, slide out and level, and hop into the car for the 50 mile drive to Sand Creek ...

We continue in the bubble of cool weather and the threat of severe weather. the ride was only 120 miles long the longest of the trip so far. The weather cooperated except for the wind, We hoped for a tail wind and got very little. Most of the day it was quatering into us. I rode most of the frist 60 miles ...

... Hmmm. By the evening of the second day I had begun to watch. Moths were everywhere. When I was packing up to go, I had to chase a dozen or so out of the van. When I packed things into the storage areas outside the van, moths were found. As I pulled away slowly (as I do), I noticed that the ground, where the van had been, was covered. Although I ...

... real '59 Chevy in one of the dining rooms. Big place. Great burger with a shake and fries with friendly service for cheap. Highly recommended. Wish they had some of these in Florida. Puts Johnny Rockets to shame. Started in rain and ended in a beating sun. Had to fashion a makeshift helmet visor out of duct tape and newspaper. Worked great. More later.

... especially the tour which was conducted by a a man in full period costume. He was brilliant and made the tour for us. It was very hot here so we had lunch in the cool van and then we left. Oh and the kids did another junior ranger badge and learned heaps. We didn't travel much further as it was already 3pm so we stopped in Lamar in another Walmart CarPark. We did our usual shopping for supplies and ...

A shorter days cycling, though still almost 90 miles passed relatively uneventfully and we arrived in Rush Center in desperate need of a shower. As it turned out we were camping in the 'town' park, with a river and a bench by way of facilities. That night proved to be remarkably hot and humid, and few of got much sleep. As we lay in the tent the ...

We rose early with the prospect of motel waffles, not the 105 miles ahead, at the forefront of our minds. The morning flew past in a sugary blur thanks to the huge breakfast and our first tailwind on the plains; we were flying along. As warned, however, the lower we got in Kansas the more humid it became and we found the last 20 miles into Scott City especially exhausting. Camping ...

... the nearest water source. As Galvin returned with bottles full of brown water, in rolled the car and lunch was consumed. The final 35 miles were supposed to be a doddle on the flats. That was the case, at least until the stinging dust clouds and wind found us; we discovered why these plains are also known as the Dust Bowl! Having battled through these obstacles we arrived ...

... got a puncture. We saw a shaded picnic spot up ahead and got out of the sun to repair it. We got to Dumas having done 70 horrid miles. Since then it's been good again. We've been heading north to get out of the heat and decided to continue on up through Colorado. Hope you're all doing grand at home. P.S Dad, the bananas taste like bananas here! Talk soon. xx

Today, we ate breakfast at the Senior Center in Windom. We got to share our experiences with the locals. It was cool to see the town getting together for Spring Clean up. A family with kids were at the park painting the playground equipment. Others were taking stuff over to the dump. Others took stuff to a burning pile. It was real interesting seeing people take part in their community. We headed to Dodge City to ...