**Map update--with photos (check the map page)** We said goodbye to the folks and headed west. The first stop was outside Kansas City at a Wal-Mart, where we got the new laptop (yea!!). That's where we discovered that our credit card company had put a "fraud alert" hold on our card, so I had to call them and get that issue resolved. (It was just a phone call, though, so not a big problem at all.) We also picked up some groceries, loaded up the little fridge, and began the drive.
We decided to take I-80 through Nebraska (instead of I-70 through Kansas). We've driven across Kansas so many times, that we just didn't want to see it again. Yes, I know, I DO have a bias against Kansas and it's not just because we root for Missouri teams (lol). I can honestly say that I have never seen as many geese as we saw at sunset. The flocks were leaving the fields and heading back to the water to spend the night. There had to be literally thousands of them. It was awesome!!
We made it to Gothenburg, Nebraska and found a little campground in their city park. When we went to check-in, the really nice woman at the desk said that they hadn't turned on any running water for the season, but we were still welcome to stay, if we wanted to. We decided that since they did have an outhouse toilet, we would go ahead and stay in our van. She registered us and then said that she was not going to charge us the $10 fee, so.....1st night FREE!! The park was next to a lake and several hundred of those geese (and ducks) spent the night there and they make a lot of noise. A hoot owl was also saying "hi" to us while we set up the van. It wasn't that loud in the van, so no problem. The next morning, we got to watch a lot of them take off from the lake and head out for their day, which is exactly what we did. Off again....
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