Blogs from Kansas, United States, North America - page 7

Geo: 38.1383, -97.4314We stopped for about 1 hour in Hesston, KS.The best thing about this, Evie made me 2 more pillows. Feather pillows. Perfect.We talked a mile a minute.Lucy had a "blow out". Glenn had to put her in the bath tub to clean her up. And then she had a stinky diaper just before we left and Glenn changed her on the hood of the RAV 4.The girls were being very good while we were visiting Virginia and Evie. We had cherries. Virginia also gave us some Zukinnii bread to eat later down the road. Perfect for the girls.... read more

It was with mixed emotions that we decided to go to the Sedgeway County Zoo. I am a little adverse to caged animals for a variety of reasons however I thought I should see for myself just how good or bad the conditions are that the wild animals are kept in. We kidnapped (borrowed) the granddaughter of our USA brother and sister in-law and took her to the zoo. Adults can't go to the zoo on their own, can they? It was good to see the animals through her fresh eyes. Where else could a five year old get the real time experience of smells, sights and sounds of animals not native to this country? Sammy was very keen on seeing the new elephant exhibit however it took awhile to get to where they were located ... read more

We spent the weekend catching up with our USA family and their friends (lovely bunch of people). We met three more travelling companions for our upcoming road trip to Colorado next week. What better trip to do on a Monday than to travel to space - the final frontier ( for all you trekkie fans). Kurt drove us to Hutchinson where we entered the Cosmosphere to be greeted by a stealth bomber, a B15 and a space shuttle suspended high overhead in the entry foyer. Nearby in the kids zone was an activity table for children to make folded rockets - several of which were adorning the stealth bomber. They also had a model shuttle complete with lego astronauts. I wanted to take it home for the grandkids but I doubted it would fit in the ... read more

"It seemed like a good idea at the time." That time was a fleeting thirty seconds. "It will be an adventure." The human capacity to rationalise self-inflicted suffering is incredible. "We'll get to see the real America - no one ever goes across the Mid West." There's a reason they are called 'The Flyover States'. "We'll have something to tell the grand kids." We certainly do, here's how it unfolded... Getting to the Greyhound Terminal After leaving Yosemite we took a leisurely drive to Bakersfield and stopped at the 'Vagabond Inn' - an extremely cheap and quite seedy motel on the edge of town. The next day, after hearing the staff unprofessionally talking about each other with their customers over a weird breakfast of 'biscuits in gravy... read more

Day 10 – Little Big Horn and to Gillette With Yellowstone now behind us, the second part of our adventure began – the drive back through Montana and Wyoming and into the Black Hills of South Dakota. The first significant stop on our drive was the Little Bighorn Battlefield where the infamous George Custer made his supposed last stand. Fortunately the battlefield was literally on our route towards the Black Hills, and was conveniently situated just off Interstate 90 which made it really easy to access. We arrived at the battlefield and into the relatively small visitors centre which had a small number of displays and some basic information on the battlefield. There was a short video which outlined the events leading up to the confrontation, and an explanation of how the battle unfolded and the ... read more