Not such a fun start, but wonder ending!

June 5 – Bill was up earlier than normal so we were on the road by 9.  The first thing Bill did was call the county park that we were hoping to get a spot in to see what was available.  It is a first come basis and there were only 2 empty spots, so it was pretty safe to say they would be gone by the time we got there.  The interstate was closed due to Mississippi River flooding, therefore we were on mostly 2 lane roads the entire trip to Omaha.  I was so tired of semis on my tail and people passing on a double line….  And then there were the other “not so fun” things that make it a not so fun drive.

First there was a loud glass breaking noise.  I figured my wine glasses had not been secured in the rack, but when Bill got up to check, one of the ceiling light covers had fallen.  Luckily they are super thick glass, maybe something extra added in the recipe, but it didn’t break.  I think we need to tighten them all before getting back on the road.

Next, Bill got up to use the bathroom and water was coming out from under the door.  The rug was soaking wet, and the toilet was overflowing.  He said it appeared the flush pedal got stuck and the pump was on so water just kept flowing in.  He used several towels to clean it all up and turned off the pump. 



The train

Then a semi and later a motorhome flashed their headlights at me.  At least that is what I was thinking.  We had to stop for a long train at a railroad crossing, so Bill got out and looked all around and didn’t see anything to be alarmed about.  When headed out I got to thinking, yes, I know that’s dangerous, but maybe something was flapping on the roof!  There was NO where for us to pull off and Bill

More of the train

thought there’d be a place in one of the small towns we went though where we could pull over.  No! 

When we were just a few miles away Bill tried the county park in Papillion again and it was full.  The back up plan was Cabela’s.  I had called them ages ago to see if they allow parking and they even have a dump station and a water fill station.  So we easily found it but were not sure about driving around to the back without knowing for sure what was what!  Beside them is a Costco with a huge empty lot so we stopped and unhooked and

Getting closer

Bill went out on a scouting mission to make sure we could get in and out.  His mission was a success and we got parked and finally, had a bite to eat.

I went up on the roof to see if there was anything flopping around and it was all good.  So, not sure what the flashing

And we're off....

was about but I guess it didn’t have anything to do with us.

We had dinner with Don and Barbara Sunamoto.  She and I grew up together in Cartersville, VA.  They live in Lavista, a burb of Omaha.  Our parents were very close friends and we would go to their house and play while the parents chattered.  We went wild mushroom hunting together in the hills of Virginia.  Our mothers spent hours on the phone.  My mom was always ironing and holding the phone with her shoulder.  No idea what Inez was doing!  We always had such a great time when we were together.  Too bad they lived too far to ride a bike to.

Barbara and Don picked us up for dinner and we went to Dinker’s Bar and Grill.  Their claim to fame is “Home of Omaha’s BEST Burger”.  They had a pretty decent menu and I’m not a burger person, but I concede that I had maybe the best burger ever!  The Husker Burger, a cheeseburger topped with hickory smoked bacon, zesty bbq sauce and sautéed onions.  They ordered a side of onion rings for me and they were delish!  I love onion rings and those were great.  I even ate my bun, that’s a rarity!  Thank you Don and Barbara for a wonderful evening out with good food and great company!  Barbara, let’s not wait another 50 years!  (not that I think we could live that long) And thank you for my jam and the Dorothy Lynch all in one condiment!  Love you!

Bill did a quickie wash on the front of the RV and plans to do better tomorrow when we stop for fuel!