Broken Bow NE

In spite of the breezysidewinds we sort of cruised to Broken Bow. I wondered all day if we were going to be slowed down by rain. When we left the hotel we were told some storm chasers were checking in today. We also chatted with a Navy veteran who served in Crete during Vietnam. Then we were about to pull out and get on our way to do 80 miles in threatening skies when another guy came out to tell us two grim stories. One was about a happy old lady who was riding her scooter chair when she was hit by a big truck. He said he thought everyone who rides those scooters should have a flag like the one on thebob trailer. Good for us! The other story was about how he was working on a ranch when he suddenly found himself in a hail storm. He hid under his horse until he saw a tornado coming at him. He dove into a drainage pipe and found himself face to face with a skunk. He could feel the torndos wind pulling at his legs but he couldnt go closer to the skunk. Thanks for the pep talk.
We rode hard for a while. We met a talkative lady in Ravenna. Her twin sister is working the family farm where they grow soy beans and corn. She was really nice and had a lot to talk about. In Litchfeild we met another group of veterans. In fact in Litchfeild we told one person what we were doing and who we are and it seemed that everyone in town (282 people) knew before we could introduce ourselves. They were all kind and interesting. A little while later while resting in Ansley a guy stopes his truck and we all chatted fir a while. He told us about the historic hotel in Broken Bow and this and that.
After a long day we finally arrived in Broken Bow. It was fun to meet all these people today.