I took some pictures of the Missouri River just outside our room because I loved it so much. I just hope they turned out. We then went to the Winter Quarters visitor center. They took us from Nauvoo to Salt Lake in a video. We all dressed up in pioneer clothing. AJ, Rustin, and Mattina Ann tried to load a wagon with blocks, see who could do it fastes, and get it all to fit. AJ stacked it up really high. Mattina Ann simply won. Nice job.
We then went over to the cemetary and the temple. When we first got there Geremy pointed out that it wasn't the same temple as we had seen all week. They had a display of the Nauvoo Temple in the visitor center. Tanner and Geremy went straight to it. I couldn't believe all the names at the cemetary.
We then drove for what seemed forever. I will try to never drive I-80 on a Saturday afternoon again. It was so busy with tons of trucks. We stopped and had lunch and it was better when we got back on. We stopped in North Platte because we thought Brenda was wanting to see the Buffalo Bill Ranch. When we got to the ranch, it was closed. Off we went again.
At the Colorado border we got a picture and then told the children to never run across the freeway the way we were doing it. They had construction so it wasn't so bad. Only 2 lanes. We had to run across because we didn't get the Nebraska picture on the way into Nebraska. It was over the Missouri River on the freeway. That picture wasn't going to happen.
We finally made it to the hotel and got dinner and food at Walmart for tomorrow's lunch. We also got gas. Now the children are sound asleep. With the time change they were up really late. They didn't go to bed until 10. All of us are exhausted and can't wait to sleep.
We are on our way home with nothing to look forward to other than our next destination and being home. That makes it hard to travel.
1 comment:
I'm glad you made it across the freeway. That was scary for me to read.
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