After not quite 8 hours of sleep, we woke up in our hotel in North Platte, Nebraska, and had a nice breakfast before setting out to meet my husband’s long-time friend and his family in Omaha. After many hours of crossing quite a bit of that wide state, we met them at an air and space museum just west of Omaha. There, we were surprised to see, prominently displayed, an SR-71 Blackbird just inside the front doors. My son said, “What a neat model, Mommy!” I had to explain to him that all the aircraft displayed were the real thing, not models. He was suitably impressed. Inside a hangar they have a number of Vietnam War-era aircraft displayed, and several simulators you can ride in for a modest fee. The kids twice did the simulated helicopter ride. From outside, you can watch what they are seeing inside on a small TV screen. It looked like fun. The whole simulator moves all over the place, so I imagine it feels pretty realistic inside the thing.
After Omaha, we headed east again, eventually crossing into Iowa. We’ve seen hundreds of miles of corn fields with all the corn in golden tassles, and after getting into Iowa, the occasional soy bean field. There are large, lovely rivers here that look so peaceful under the canopy of trees that lean toward the water. It’s sultry here, and my daughter keeps telling me the air feels “funny.” It’s so dry in Colorado that they just aren’t used to the humidity.
I’m at the pool at our hotel now. The kids are burning off some energy they’ve patiently saved all day while riding hundreds of miles in the car. Since we left Denver Friday night, we’ve traveled nearly 800 miles now, but have another 1,000-plus to reach DC, so we’re not quite halfway there, but should make a lot of miles tomorrow which will put us much closer to our destination. After Sunday, we’re planning shorter driving days and hopefully a few fun diversions for the kids along the way.
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