Already we have lost track of time.Yesterday we gained an hour but today I don't know where it went! It was mainly a travel day, leaving Foristell, MO, and heading west. Missouri was surprisingly hilly and I 70 cut right across some beautiful countryside up and down and up and down.
Encountered some heavy downpours while yours truly was driving, but at least it wasn't dark!
After 3 hours, we stopped in Independence Mo (suburb of Kansas City) and toured Harry Truman's home. We could only see the downstairs, but what we saw was frozen in time. Even to the coat, hat and cane by the back door as if waiting for Harry to go for a walk. We decided not to do his library,etc. - it was so hot (97)and opted instead to hit the road. We had "hoofed' it to and from the visitors' center and were ready for air conditioning.
It was nearly another 6 hours to Gothenburg Nebraska. The drive was a picture postcard of what "Major Tom" called the breadbasket of America. However we saw no wheat - only corn and soybeans. Mile after mile...corn and soybeans. There was a pretty good wind all day (knocked down the fuel economy) which made all that corn and soybean wave in the breeze.
Farther into Nebraska cattle herds started appearing, mixing in amid the corn and soybeans.
The sky had been quite threatening making us aware of the danger of tornadoes and we're not used to seeing so far to the horizon -so it's an eerie feeling to be so 'exposed". Speed limit went to 75 and that was a lot of fun...heh, heh, heh
Tomorrow we head for the" Hills". And perhaps pictures - we're working on it!
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