Thursday September 1
Plans have changed, it seems that there are a couple of BBQs in St. Joseph, Missouri which is 50 miles north of Kansas City so we do not have to fight the KC traffic. And we can get our required Kansas BBQ in Salina where Linda lived for a short time while growing up. We are going to take secondary roads after we start the I-29 detour. We prefer the scenery of rolling hills and farmland to the interstates. When we leave the motel I turn right to go to the interstate when it was actually to the left but the GPS gently reminded me of my mistake. Heading west in I-80 I am wondering why as I-29 is east of us. So I check to see where the GPS is taking us. It seems that we are going to Salina, Kansas before St. Joseph, Missouri!! I had my destinations mislabeled and was going to the second one first. I explained this to the GPS by pushing it's buttons and we turned around and started east. We have not yet went 10 miles and I have already made 2 mistakes! We have not been on I-29 very long before we get to the expected closure. There actually are detour signs which we follow for a little bit but then I decide to take a different route. There are a lot of trucks coming north on the route I chose so I feel better that I made a good choice. And for once I am right. We do see some of the flooding which has not only closed but actually destroyed sections of I-29.
After about 150 miles we reach St. Joseph, get our picture, go inside for a snack, fill our gas tank and are on the road again to Salina which is another 200+ miles away. We pass another flooded section soon after we cross into Kansas. The temperature keeps climbing and finally my thermometer reaches 113 degrees. I was riding through Kansas a few weeks before and the temperature was 114 so I guess everything is normal. Linda does not care for this much heat so we make rest stops where we can get a cool drink and rest out of the sun in an air conditioned room. After what seems forever we reach Salina about 5 PM, get our BBQ picture and have a lemonade there. Right across the street is a motel that we have a discount coupon for so we check in. First thing is a cold shower and then we walk to Del Taco for a burrito. Then it's back to the motel to rest. We are making everything ready to go tonight so we can leave early for the rest of the ride across Kansas and into Colorado for the last BBQ before we get home. It is 410 miles and 8 hours using secondary roads and 465 miles and 7 hours using the interstates. We'll make up our minds in the morning.
Plans have changed, it seems that there are a couple of BBQs in St. Joseph, Missouri which is 50 miles north of Kansas City so we do not have to fight the KC traffic. And we can get our required Kansas BBQ in Salina where Linda lived for a short time while growing up. We are going to take secondary roads after we start the I-29 detour. We prefer the scenery of rolling hills and farmland to the interstates. When we leave the motel I turn right to go to the interstate when it was actually to the left but the GPS gently reminded me of my mistake. Heading west in I-80 I am wondering why as I-29 is east of us. So I check to see where the GPS is taking us. It seems that we are going to Salina, Kansas before St. Joseph, Missouri!! I had my destinations mislabeled and was going to the second one first. I explained this to the GPS by pushing it's buttons and we turned around and started east. We have not yet went 10 miles and I have already made 2 mistakes! We have not been on I-29 very long before we get to the expected closure. There actually are detour signs which we follow for a little bit but then I decide to take a different route. There are a lot of trucks coming north on the route I chose so I feel better that I made a good choice. And for once I am right. We do see some of the flooding which has not only closed but actually destroyed sections of I-29.
After about 150 miles we reach St. Joseph, get our picture, go inside for a snack, fill our gas tank and are on the road again to Salina which is another 200+ miles away. We pass another flooded section soon after we cross into Kansas. The temperature keeps climbing and finally my thermometer reaches 113 degrees. I was riding through Kansas a few weeks before and the temperature was 114 so I guess everything is normal. Linda does not care for this much heat so we make rest stops where we can get a cool drink and rest out of the sun in an air conditioned room. After what seems forever we reach Salina about 5 PM, get our BBQ picture and have a lemonade there. Right across the street is a motel that we have a discount coupon for so we check in. First thing is a cold shower and then we walk to Del Taco for a burrito. Then it's back to the motel to rest. We are making everything ready to go tonight so we can leave early for the rest of the ride across Kansas and into Colorado for the last BBQ before we get home. It is 410 miles and 8 hours using secondary roads and 465 miles and 7 hours using the interstates. We'll make up our minds in the morning.
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