Here comes the wind... July 5th

Wow, finally caught up on blogs!!! Today was a tough day with the wind coming from the south as we were heading south. Our GPS also decided to crap out today leaving us riding blind. Chance claims he does not like traveling the old way and I say "dude, we are on bikes, have you ever heard of these things called cars with engines in them!" So anyways, we said our goodbyes to our new rodeo friends and headed out. The morning was very long and we got in about 45 miles to Sidney after I got another flat tire. But it's ok, I have not gotten once since Minnesota, so this time Chance was not too unhappy. We pulled into Sidney right as the rain started coming down. We ate at Perkins and then headed over to the very first Cabelas and talked with a man about our GPS. We also found out that some thunder storms were coming in and we did not know if we would make it any further. So we called the day a short day and will just add on the extra miles tomorrow. So our task then was to find a place to stay. We ended up going over to the AmericInn where we talked with the assistant manager Shelley! She is a dear and helped us out very much! She lost her father to cancer and wanted to help the cause, so she knew she could not give us a comp room so she offered to pay for our room out of her own pocket. This was something very kind and we could never ask for anything more!! Thank you Shelley, we wish you all the best. The hotel is very nice and it is great to actually take a shower and get to sleep in beds tonight and have tons of room unlike our little tent where it pretty much fits us. So all in all, today was a pretty short day and tomorrow will be a longer haul into Colorado! Thanks again for all of your support! We have made it about 2200 miles so far and are continuing to have high hopes.