Our weekend location was Fairbury, Nebraska. As I preciously mentioned, there wasn't much going on in this town. The park where we stayed lent itself well to a relaxing, restful Sunday. laundry, organizing our baskets, card playing, reading and of course church.
We joined the local Presbyterian church for worship. To our pleasant surprise, the minister really caught the vision for Sea to Sea and incorporated our group into all areas of the service. After church, we were fed mountains of food. I think they warned the church that cyclists eat a lot of food, but no one was expecting two tables lined with every salad and dessert the church potluck scene has ever known.
They sent our kitchen people back to camp with the leftovers, and we got to enjoy for a second time on Sunday night.
AND, I got my new handle bar tape put on. Definitely a good start to the week.
Day 29 was short and uneventful, which is refreshing around these parts! Julia is healed from an injury, and has become a great riding buddy. We rode 84km to the middle of no where (still) and camped at Oasis Bible camp.
Of course a shorter day can only mean one thing: stopping in the nearest town for donuts.
(A brief interesting tidbit about this, the only open cafe in Beatrice, NE. Monday was their first day back open after a fire. One hundred cyclists made for an excellent first day of business!)
Ah, yes. Doughnuts and Diet Coke. The perfect combination. Happy to hear you're plugging through the plains and still looking happy. Our church picnic is on sun, and I doubt there will be as much food there as you all had.
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