On The Road Again: Nebraska

We were glad after waking up this morning with a roof over our head because another intense thunder storm had passed through in the night. Yesterday, we discovered that my tire would not last many more miles and that the nearest shop with a tire was 44 miles behind us. Donald, the man who let us stay at his place let us stay more in the morning until the bike shop would open, stuffing us in the meantime with liverwurst (a food for me), deer bologna, and banana bread. While we were waiting, he took us into his shop where he enjoyed making very nice cutting boards as hobby. He offered to send some with us but we are already loaded down with too much stuff. Around noon, his son drove us the 44 miles back to Norfolk. We bought a tire for my bike as well as a possible spare, along with any other things that we need before a 500 mile void between Norfolk, NE and Caspar, Wyoming. We tried to offer gas money for the help but our hosts flat out refused. Instead they said to pass it on. Every day on this trip, we come across examples of such generosity and charity, people eagerly going out of their way to help us. We set off from Don's house after a lunch of bologna and rolls. Although we only rode 35 miles to the town of O'niell, we were extremely happy to find a free camp ground with hot showers. While I cooked supper ( Hot dogs and pasta), both Andrew's set up our tents. So here we are, relaxing until tomorrow. We hope to have a tailwind and put on some good miles.

Don and his son and dog Jack

Camping in O'Neill Nebraska