Up at 5:30 and hitting the road.    We have to be in Nebraska by 7 o’clock pm.    Having to go 25 mph for several hours yesterday in the snow really threw our time table off so we are going to have to push it.   Which means no diet coke because we can’t stop too often.

Not a cloud in the sky this morning but it is really cold.  Only 14 degrees.    I can’t complain though as you guys in Ashland are getting pounded with cold and snow I hear.  Mary – you are not getting off your hill until spring I’m afraid.

Greg says his right butt cheek is numb.  I’m surprised both cheeks aren’t since he barely moves all day.  I can get up and move around a bit and stretch but he is stuck sitting and driving.

Greg – sorry I didn’t write anything last night. Just too tired to think.   Catch up with you later.

600 miles later and with just a bit of time to spare we made it to the walmart distribution center in North Platte Nebraska.  Now we wait to be unloaded and then we can rest for the night!

Greg: Actually we pulled in out of fuel and out of time.  I had less than an 1/8th of a tank so I pulled in the truck stop next to the Wal Mart distribution center and put in 50 gal. and filled up my refer tank and DEF tank.  DEF, another government requirement to help diesels run cleaner.  Of course like the no lead and ethanol gas you put in your car it’s not so good for the engines, but you have to add that to the cost of whatever you buy that is delivered by truck.  Oh wait, that’s EVERYTHING.  We are gouged in so many ways it’s hard to keep track.

Well, as stated above, we are no longer in Florida.  Below freezing temperatures last night but Nebraska is surprisingly mild, low 50s when we got here, getting colder but supposed to be in the 50s tomorrow and next day.  Of course we don’t know yet where we are going next so that weather report may be totally useless.

I’ll tell ya now, Wal-Mart ain’t the fastest at getting you loaded and unloaded.  Backed the trailer into the dock 45 minutes ago and no word yet.  The last two Wal-Marts we have been too were at least two hours getting us unloaded.  And both of those were partial trailers.  This one is fully loaded.

As Annie said we are in North Platte, Nebraska home of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody.  His ranch is still here and open to the public.  That’s one place I would like to visit.  Nebraska is nice.  Rolling terrain in spots, many miles of flat land, lots of corn fields and cows.  I still think Florida has more cows than anywhere, except maybe Texas.  When we were there last weekend it seemed like they were everywhere.  Much like corn in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska and probably the Dakotas although we haven’t been there yet.

Still seeing lots of hawks.  They sit on the edge of these corn fields waiting for mice to come out to eat.  It’s fun to watch them fly.  We also passed several large ponds each with hundreds of ducks in them.  And a field with what looked like thousands of bird all gathered together.  They looked like the ones that formed that bird tornado we saw the other day, but these were just sitting in the field.  Nature is wonderful to behold.

Well, you guys in Kentucky try to stay warm, and Doc, hang in there brother, Texas is on our mind.  We will get there soon I promise.

Good night and God Bless.

Well, we have been at Walmart for 4 1/2 hours so far.  I went in and asked the clerk about our load and she said they have 750 cases out of 1500 unloaded so far.    Good grief!

It took 5 hours to get unloaded.   And we have to pay for that privilege.   Anyway, stopped at Flying J for the night and ready for bed.  Goodnight y’all.

Good morning Missouri!