Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Day 35 Red Cloud to Alma!

48.5 miles

A fun recap by Kristie (also on the B&B website):

Today was a glorious day! 45 miles of Nebraska's rolling hills and plains, with a lunch spot at a lake 8 miles from the host. I set off at a steady pace with Erica and Megan H and the first 38 miles flew by, except for a section of the road that was really bumpy and full of pot-holes, but we hit a freshly paved section and it was smooth sailing to lunch in Republican City.

Once we got to the lake we proceeded to eat lunch and admire the scenery. Then Nicole started making a big fuss about making jelly and cracker sandwiches so Erica and I decided to secretly eat the pile of cracker sandwiches she had so carefully crafted, knowing that this would cause an even bigger fuss. We walked down to the beach with our mouths full of crackers giggling uncontrollably waiting for the storm from Nicole. Sure enough a few seconds later came a shrill shriek from the coolers... "NO, NO NO YOU DIDN'T! GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW AND MAKE ME MORE!". Erica and I continued to laugh hysterically and walk away from her. I'm not sure why it is so fun to hear Nicole freak out, but it is. (Love you Nicole)

As more people started to arrive we started to swim. We then found out how fun it is to launch each other off of two people's arms out of the water. We did this for about 2 hours and then laid in the sun to dry off before our 8

About to be launched by Thom and Megan!

Back dive!


Connor flying through the air

When arriving at the host, we were greeted by the lovely members of the United Methodist Church. They fed us a wonderful potluck meal of tacos, pasta and veggies (just to name a few) and a variety of delicious desserts.

All and all a fantastic day, and by far the best lunch spot of the trip! Thanks Steffie!

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