On the road, again.

Maya and I departed this morning right on schedule.  As usual it was tough on me to see our family divided once again.  In our case "divide and conquer" just means we are dividing up in order to do some conquering.

As I mentioned we are taking back roads on the outskirts of nowhere due to road closures.  We crossed several named creeks and rivers one of which was named "Dismal River".   I'm not sure of the etymology of the name but today it was quite full of water.  I just noticed that outside our motel room is a river that appears to be running high though no apparent risk of flooding in this area near Grand Island.

Above is a typical view of my day.  I believe we were heading south toward Valentine, NE.  In contrast to a couple of weeks ago, today we were riding in luxury.  I'm grateful to have a new car that sticks to the road, handles beautifully and feels like your crawling along at 40 mph even when traveling at 80 - not that I would drive that fast.

 Here's another shot from the journey.

As I passed the 2000 mile mark for the last couple of weeks I realized that I have had a lot of time to think about all the great things in my life.
Unfortunately all I did was listen to old MacGyver and Andy Griffith Show episodes.

As we drove into Grand Island we noticed there is a Walmart here.  Now that we have freshened up we are heading there now.  Will hit Qdoba then hit the hay.