August 8th
We had a wonderful time with my son and daughter-in-law in Kansas City. We enjoyed a nice breakfast with them and afterward my son drove the car around the parking lot for a while. He seemed impressed and took lots of pictures. We wish we could stay longer but we have to get going. We'll be heading north into Iowa and have decided to go through Nebraska instead of South Dakota because of the hundreds and hundreds of motorcyclists travelling to Sturgis.

As has been the case so far, the sun is brutal and late afternoon is the worst. We made it to Freemont, Nebraska. In the morning we'll stay in northern Nebraska and decide whether or not to head up to the Black Hills in South Dakota.