Day 29 - Fairbury, NE to Firth, NE

Daily Stats:
Time: 3h08m32s
Distance: 86.43km
Avg Spd: 27.5km/hr
Climbing 369m

Not much exciting to report yet today...  We had a short ride, so slept in at the park in Fairbury.  Many of us took our tents down after two days to find all sorts of crazy bugs in them.  I had a giant daddy-long-leg spider under my fly that gave me a start, and there were ants galore.  Rachel found an enormous, almost fluorescent green grasshopper under hers and gave a shriek befitting of a girl.

The ride was really easy today, so we took a pit-stop on Beatrice, NE along the way.  We arrived there around 10am, so we went searching for a coffee shop.  We found Sunrise Bakery - the best bakery in town, or so we were told.  And indeed it was.  I had a long john stuffed with cream, a chocolate chip cookie and a Pepsi all for $1.72.  I was shocked and asked if they were making any money off it and was assured that they were.

Sitting in the shop, we found the local paper, and were surprised to see that Sea to Sea had made the front page of the Beatrice Sun.  Apparently a reported came around Fairbury on the weekened and asked a few riders and volunteers what we were up to.  I took some pictures of the article...

We're camping at Camp Oasis today, just south of the town of Firth.  It's a Christian Bible Camp, and there are loads of kids probably 12-14 years old that we're sharing the facility with.  We've invaded with our semi trucks and tents, and have again been graciously given admittance to their multi-purpose room that is beautifully air conditioned!

Note the "Galloping potty" (our outhouse on wheels) and it's distance from the rest of camp...  that thing gets a little bit ripe in the heat.

The weather in Nebraska is hot and humid.  I'd guess we're just shy of 40C, but it feels way hotter.  There isn't much for water around here, but apparently all the moisture is from the water used to irrigate the cornfields.

The kitchen ladies have recognized myself and Adam Wiersma as good grillers, so we've been solicited to BBQ the chicken for dinner this evening.  The ladies (Alice, Ruth, Judy and Chris) have been doing a smashing job cooking amazing meals for us, so we're happy to oblige.  Today we get BBQ chicken, potatoes, beans and trifle for dessert.  Here's the ladies at work in their kitchen on wheels.

Alrighty...  that's it for today.  Bit of a longer ride tomorrow, but nothing we can't handle.