We left the Historic Boulderado Hotel in Boulder about 9:30 and headed east! But first we wish to add a few photos from last night: Prue and Charlie studiously photographing the Art Deco Theatre from many angles and reflections.
The car continued to run well - ( whew!). Today was a d-r-i-v-i-n-g day. There were no notable occurrences other than the heat and the seemingly endless flatness. We travelled steadily through eastern Colorado - ranch country of rolling hills. We entered Kansas - which stretched for miles and miles .... and more flat miles of grassland, wheat crops, corn and grazing country.
ONE HUMOROUS NOTE: We think the flat prairie got to the highway workers putting down lines on the road. Either that or it was somebody's last day!!
Francis was noting how different the land is from Australia. Australia also has vast expanses of blue sky, flat topography and grazing lands -- but these are much poorer in soil and fertility. He was struck by the abundance of the US prairies - the rich soils, adequate rainfall and the sense of productivity.
We were hoping to get to Topeka which is towards the western end of Kansas, but we stopped just short. We are now in Salina still about 2 hours west of Topeka. We were planning to camp in a State Park but it was too hot - over 90 degrees at 7pm. Salina is a smallish town known for its manufacturing! despite its location in farming country. After a dearth of food all day, we found a sweet restaurant - the Wood Fashion Cafe - that served wild rice dishes with tofu and fabulous cheesecakes - all made with only locally grown ingredients. Quite a find after a diet of chips and coffee the rest of the day. Tomorrow we leave early for Topeka where Charlie's great grandfather Charles W Kouns was the general manager of the Atchison - Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in the early 1900's. We are planning to visit the libraries and museums to see what we can find about him.
Time for zzzzzzz. But before we sign off -- so many thanks for the emails and greetings we are receiving. We feel held by you as we travel.
In anticipation of another wonderful day tomorrow - we bid you each and all good night!
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