Distance: 55 miles
Elevation: +1766 / -1808
Temperature: Upper 80s
After a challenging day yesterday, we were all really looking forward to getting to Omaha for some rest. Because we were so close, leaving super early was unnecessary, so we slept in a little and then headed to the Good Friends Cafe for breakfast in Wahoo.
After breakfast, we rode over to look at a beautiful Catholic Church that had a high altar piece that was imported from Italy and was hand-carved. It was quite beautiful.
Then, we were on the road for real and headed for Omaha. The first 24 miles were again on rte. 92, with a fairly decent shoulder for most of it. We were thrilled to finally leave 92 to ride into Omaha via the very extensive bike trail system that winds through the area. We were so fortunate to have John‘s friend Ron escort us through the trails to reach our destination! Omaha has a few hills, so anyone that thinks that Nebraska is completely flat has not visited recently!
And, of course, we celebrated our arrival in Omaha with ice cream!
We are staying at a VRBO house for the next two days. This will let us rest up as well as transition from the 2nd leg of our adventure to the 3rd. For the last leg, we say goodbye to Kathleen and John, and we welcome Kurt to step in as the SAG driver to get us to St. Louis. MK and Katherine will continue riding with us through Brownville, NE before they, too, leave the ride to head home.
The ceremonial transferring of the rack - AKA the SAG baton.
Highlights:
Sleeping until 6AM
Breakfast
Trail system in Omaha and meeting Ron
Dinner out in the Old Market section of Omaha
We have ridden our bicycles from Seattle to Omaha - 1,998 miles in total! A distance that takes 2-3 days to drive at high speed. Woooot!!
Lowlights:
Rte. 92 and semi tractor trailers
Saying goodbye to John. He supported and endured us for three weeks in remote places - making sure we had what we needed and fretting over us when things were wonky. We really appreciated what he did in making this ride possible for us. Thank you, John!!
