Day 3: Cheyenne to Kearney

Well, we made it to fabulous Kearney, Nebraska, at 1:30 AM. Fourteen hours and 756 miles from SLC to the luxurious Kearney Ramada Inn.

The only stop along the way was in Sidney, NE, where we stopped at a chain restaurant (Taco Bell) because in the middle of nowhere it was all we could find. Here’s a tip: Don’t eat a Burrito Supremes in a moving vehicle. Without going into too much detail, let me just say that I have a shirt and pair of shorts that will never be the same. And, let me add that throwing half of a Burrito Supreme out the window at 85 mph can be dangerous – and messy - as well.

On the other hand, a cool thing about this stretch was the fierce thunderstorm to the south. It just kept going and going and going. No matter how fast or how far we drove, it was still there. Kind of like The Terminator, it just kept coming. Yeesh!

But now it’s time to sleep. We’re hoping beyond hope that we can make it to Chicago tomorrow in time for the White Sox game at 7:00 PM!