On the Road Again; December 30, 2011

So the longest leg of our journey I predict will be this one, where we have to get through the entire expanse that is Kansas. I have been surprised though at the few patches of green and snow still de-thawing on the ground. I do find it disturbing that there are so many cattle farms and right outside are signs saying “beef-it’s what’s for dinner.” I find that morbid and depressing. It’s like saying here are the cute little baby calves and the cows chewing happily on grass and then shortly we will butcher this animal and fry him up for you to enjoy a nice beef steak. Of course, it’s things like this that point out why I don’t eat meat anymore. Passing oil rigs upon oil rigs and various wind turbine farms littered throughout and stopping briefly to fill up in Ellis, where they have a Dairy Queen Playland! I have never heard of such a thing!! If it’s a new thing, they shouldn’t try to market it in Kansas, there is nothing here but flat plains. We did see an advertisement for a trucker diner that has breakfast 24/7 for only $4.99. Also, the speed limit is 75 mph!! I guess they all want us out of here as fast as we do. Cannot believe I have family here. Never met them though….maybe that’s why. Our next stop is Denver, which I am most looking forward to!! Plus we got a very nice hotel for only $37 on Hotwire.com. I have a love affair with Hotwire. You truly can get some great things on there. It’s also interesting how the sun doesn’t set until 545 pm here and it was completely pitch black before 430 pm on the road yesterday. Flat plains for you. Indeed. When we finally reached the Colorado state line, we decided it was time to eat. Not wanting to stop and sit for a long time, we decided upon Burger King. I know, normally not the best idea. However, this one had veggie burgers!! So they fixed me up a veggie Whopper and man it was the best thing I have ever eaten at a Burger King. Daniel ordered chicken fries and didn’t seem too pleased. It’s amazing really, how we didn’t cross ONE SINGLE police officer in the entire state of Kansas, but as soon as we crossed over into Colorado, we saw TWO within 5 minutes. Crazy. Only took us 2 hours to reach our final destination for the night, Aurora, CO.