Nice corn cobs!

Yesterday, woke up, got some breakfast at the over priced Holiday Inn Express in Ogallala, then lay down for a hot minute, half deciding not to go, but then at 10:30am I finally welcomed reality: I'm defying stars on this trip - even if they are my own, Holiday Inn takes itself way too seriously, and I always feel good once I get going. I hurried to get my ish together and at 11:00am on the dot, the front desk called to inform me that housekeeping needed to get into my room. So I hurried even faster and forgot my water bottles so I had to go back and get them, ugh! Then I quickly composed myself, appologized for my typical tardiness and left.

The ride out of town was just fine; as I had hoped, the shoulder on highway 30 widened on the East end of town. The sun was intense, but it felt great. Ali Smith, I was wearing my short shorts in your honor! I pumped up the tunes and was making great time. I flew through Paxton, saying my little "Lord let there be no dogs off their leashes or out of their yards" prayer. Then I waved at a train who was happy to toot his whistle at me which startled me a bit so I veered (this is were I think my cellphone jumped out of my front pack to hide in the corn). I rolled up to Sutherland shortly thereafter where proportedly a gay bikerbar exists, but I got shy and hungry so I keept going to the convenience store and got some gatorade and juice and snacked on some left over jerky I had.

Then when I stopped later on the side of the road for a quick drink and some chapstick (my lips were r-a-w, raw!) I realized that my cell was gone. I panicked for a second, then I said "fu*& it" and I kept going smiling. I passed Midwestern Renewable Energy plant where I assume they were fermenting ethenol from corn oil... it smelled deliscious! Then I gunned it all the way to North Platte where I found a Motel 6 for 45 bucks a night and a pool. Sweet! Aftering making a couple of phone calls a grabbing a quick bite to eat, I turned on my favorite show, Dog the Bounty Hunter, watched a few episodes and crashed. Now here I am in this town where people seem to have a bad attitude, unless you're a librarian. The Platte River is gorgeous, and the Mexican food tastes Italian, huh, I don't get it. Until later my friends!