Today we traveled from Grand Island, Neb. to Cheyenne, Wyo.
It sure seems like you can go a lot further in a day by looking at the map, but in reality driving 60 mph it’s going to take much longer then one would think. We spent a large part of the day at Mormon Lake State Park. I didn’t get any overt signs that the lake was actually owned by Latter-Day Saints but I wouldn’t put it past these mid-west folk. It was nice for the kids to be able to swim off some steam after being in the car all morning. We took a camp site allowing us to shower and wash our cloths. Like always Davis put up a war-like effort not to use sunscreen and I was forced to use the closest SPF near me at the time. It was 40 spf and nutragina but I still wasn’t familiar with it.. as a spray, it even made things more difficult to do the face. One can see where this is going…..
Anyhow, I did apply and I made sure it was waterproof but still he got a little toasty. Not blistering toasty but red. Enough that it was difficult for him to sleep, tossing and turning all night. On one hand I feel terribly but on the other I can see a valuable lesson here. Enough with the SPF WWF.
I was able to test the 110 at campsite number 30 and it works great. I was able to charge both my macbook and the battery to the digie. Note to self:
Remember to unplug the 110 extension cord before leaving. I nearly dove off plugged in.
The worst part of the day and possibly the trip, so far, is the window above the sink on the left side broke out. We were traveling West bound on Highway 30 in Big Springs and went over one of the numerous railroad crossing, obviously one a little fast. The trailer bounced and the faucet from the sink flew around and bashed out the window in the lower left corner. At first I was so angry, and still am, but since have gone through the 3 of the four stages of disappointment. Realization, anger, disappointment, and finally acceptance. Currently I’m somewhere between disappointment and acceptance. I am still thoroughly disappointed and have accepted the fact that it will need to be replaced. Who’d of known…see, if we’d only had bigger leaf springs in Big Springs perhaps the camper would have been able to handle the bumps a little better. What it makes me think of is what kind of things must have had happen towing 6871 around the world. I’m sure there must have been a fair share of broken windows, flats, being stuck in the mud, and mechanicals way beyond being prepared that caused set-backs.
I ask myself, where has all the corn gone?. Ever since we entered Wyoming there is far less, if any, corn and trains have arrived. Long strands of train cars that fill the horizon. Sometimes two trains thick. The all appear to be hauling primarily coal but also cattle, black tankers, and the occasional boxcar. Another observation has been the amount of refineries. Liquid fertilizer is my guess, almost every town along highway 30 from North Platte to Cheyenne had one of these massive holding tanks right along the train tracks for filling up. Most probably for nitrogen that the farmers are adding to the soil to grow, you guessed it, C-O-R-N.
SO DISAPPOINTING!
when I picked the trailer up it had all the glass intact.
I can't believe i broke out a window. Who'd of thought the faucet would spin around with such force to break the window?
all taped -up.
This butterfly flew in the crack.
"My skin will heal itself, I'm as red as a strawberry."
Insane amount of trains and an oil rig:
