Travelodge Dodge City Ks.

... The little old laidies that ran the place were so sweet and couldn't have been more interested in the boys in the colorful shirts and lycra shorts. It was well worth the time. Back at the hotel my room still wasn't ready so I dropped into the pool in my riding outfit to do some stretching. Tonight we are going to "Miss Kitty's" for dinner and some real western entertainment? Maybe some pictures tomorrow.

... and I'm told her water was very refreshing ! After breakfast Tuesday we got in the car and headed back along the road to Denver, it seems the GPS had time to think and offered us the option of a 'better route' on the way back which actually took an hour less but led us along roads conspiciously lacking in toilets !! We left Dodge in fog and rain and arrived in Denver in glorious sunshine. We ...

... the Castle and walk up to find the Museum closed and the summer hours are 1-5pm, gee we are in the fall anyway. Oh well never mind, we have found another, back in Oklahoma we plan to trek towards in the next couple of days. We set off to find an historic marker in relation to the Chisholm trail, this lead us a little further south, until we discovered on the map a similar one on the route West we planned to take to get to Dodge City. Around we go and find the ...

... my tongue starts to gag with conflict - what is the meat taste with oatmeal consistency? I swallow and smell closely. Dang that smells like sausage. The clerk has returned to the desk in this lobby so I ask what is this in the pot? She smiles, "Why it's gravy for your biscuits, ma'am." Wow. I discreetly bin the bowl and finish the biscuit with jelly. I know if I spent more time here I'd learn so much more.

... in the fields. This would be the place to have acres of windmills. In Dodge, the motel is OK and just a couple of blocks away I finally had a switch from regular fare at a Thai restaurant that was welcome, tasty relief. A shower, aspirin and the Sox game while I roll those Chinese balls to relax my hands is the order for the evening.

... At night to keep cool. It was still incredibly windy but we felt a lot happier here. We also had been told that there was a possibility of tornado warnings and this lady assured us she would come and get us should anything develop. We were told that we would need to run to the shower block to shelter from severe weather. We went to sleep with the rather loud hum of the air con. But it was better that listening to the howling wind.

... which last about 5 minutes. Whinge aside, today was gorgeous, beautiful clear blue skies with a slight breeze in the air. Left Colorado for good today and entered the flat plain which is known as Kansas. We normally take a photo of the State sign as we pass them but Kansas was so plain and uninteresting we only saw it at the last minute, the adverts for road safety were bigger.

I left Meade today and I am sitting in the truck at a gas station... My eyes burn. I couldn't keep myself from actually crying when it came time to leave... I tried to be strong, but you know, it's not easy telling these 4 kids who i have watched grow up these past years goodbye. I love my nieces and nephew. and when it got to telling the last one, Gage, goodbye, I lost ...

... getting the HOG up to 110.....and riding standing up. This is a fly over state for sure. Not much going on here - a little dissappointed. We are shutting it down and getting out of here ASAP after a stop at the Harley dealership.... We are trying to get to Pueblo, CO tomorrow. I forgot to comment on Florence, KS ...

Yee ha! Welcome to cowboy country! Hmmm... Arrived in Dodge City at a Gas Station on the outskirts of town - didn't bode well for the size, or choice of this as a stop, and then on the night I left Dodge, it was from an unmanned, unmarked station siding... Methinks that naming it a city was a bit of a stretch! On top of that there was no mobile coverage - how would I cope?!? In saying that, Dodge was a fabulous wee place. I stayed in the Holiday Motel, about 1 mile ...