DAY 11 AND 12

We are homeward bound. on Friday day 11 which was July 10Th, we left Platte City Ne, By the way, our hotel was on Jeffers Street, it was the main drag in this town. also visited the Buffalo Bill Ranch just outside of town. this was his home town.

During the day we travelled through the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Missouri again. when we went through Kansas City Mo i took the wrong turn and we went around Kansas City Kansas and back into Mo again.

check out the picture of the crop duster that buzzed over us.

the day ended with us stopping in a small town called Sweet Springs, MO. it was like stepping back in time. this little town must have been a boom town in it's day until they made the interstate come through. now the main drag in town is vacant, most all the buildings are empty but the store fronts are all there as they were. the streets are brick. we ate supper at an old restaurant in town. it was full of the locals that are left there. when we walked in, the whole place became silent, talk about a weird feeling, i didn't think we looked that bad but we had been on the bikes all day, i guess we smelled a little.

we road 519 miles that day.

this morning Saturday, Day 12, July 11Th,we left Sweet Springs Mo. and headed east. we traveled through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and into Ohio. we stopped in Dayton for the nite. Ran into some bad weather, but only for a short period of time. can't complain. total miles for today was 540.

we plan on going to the Longaberger Homestead tomorrow. Denny and I can't wait to get our pictures taken in front of that huge basket. With any luck, i want to have one of the owners come out and autograph my bike.

we will see how the day goes, we might role back in town late tomorrow night.

JACK