Woke up in Kansas City, KS and it looked like it rained in the few hours I slept. This was confirmed when I took Buddy out for his morning walk when it began pouring buckets, complete with lightning and thunder. I guess it was the fringe of the storm that caused all the tornadoes that touched down everywhere we had already traveled to. On the upside, there were some pretty nice cloud formations that made for some nice photographs. We blasted over to Omaha, NE and had one of the best steaks in my life at The Drover. If you are within 100 miles, it is worth the detour, trust me. We ended up in South Dakota and it appears we are staying in for the evening. All these casinos. I may wait until she goes to sleep.

Woke up in Springfield, IL to a very blustery day. We decided to head to Hannibal, MO to take a couple pictures and move on. That lasted several hours. Very cool little town, and if you appreciate Mark Twain like I do, it is a total kick. My great-grandfather was born there and Tanya had to wonder if they ever crossed paths. We then took a ride to Pershing State Park and eventually to Kansas City, KS. We did stop in Kansas City, MO because we wanted Italian food, and Tanya found Lidia’s. It was a pain in the butt to find and as a result we did not arrive until 9:15, and they stopped serving at 9:00. Luckily, they found a table and we had a great time. Thanks Staci.