Sarah Doherty

Always thinking. Always dreaming.

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  2. On the Road Again … (Day 3 – Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming)

    Today we drove through half of Iowa, all of Nebraska (which is way too big) and dipped into a little bit of Wyoming. Overall, this part of the country is boring and flat. I kept trying to picture in my head being a young kid growing up in this part of the country and how you could have an active social life. Are most students home schooled out here?

    I do have to say so far that this trip has given me an appreciation for the United States. We are one of the few countries that are so diverse and hosts so many different types of regions and people. It is truly remarkable.

    Overall, nothing very exciting really happened today. However, in Nebraska (towards the end) we did see an RV accident. The RV was being towed by a truck and flipped over probably due to a quick turn in changing lanes. My heart goes out to that family.

    Right before Cheyenne, Wyoming we stopped and got gas. $2.65!!! Ridiculous! I could only wish that the price of gas would stay that low into California.

    Cheyenne, Wyoming is a quaint little city from what I can see so far. Ryan and I went out to a cute barbeque restaurant tonight and complete with dessert, drinks (non-alcoholic) and enough meat to stuff us the total came to $18 (minus tip). Too bad good food like that can’t be found that cheap elsewhere.

    In our boredom in Cheyenne (and my need to get out and get a card reader for the camera) we went to Wal-mart. What amazed me the most was the difference in people. The employees where friendly and actually excited to be employed by the huge superstore and were overeager and more than willing to help anyone out. At the checkout a woman started making friendly chatter with us – this would never happen in NY. I think Cheyenne has some great traits that we all need to take into our mind – slow down, smile/be friendly and always be willing to lend a hand or just say “hey”. Besides, where are we all rushing to?

    Pictures from Day 3 (July 1) can be found here.

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