Howdy from Nebraska

Since our last update we've made it further into Nebraska.  We are now in the sand hills.  With a tail wind we have been able to fly from town to town at a blazing 17 miles an hour.  This has allowed us a little time to explore.  We have found that many a town in this state happen to have city campgrounds.  What a relief to roll into town and find a 5 dollar camp site with showers.  Our last stop in Neligh was quite nice.  We got in early enough to stroll around town a bit and explore the old mill, the river, and a quaint little downtown.  We have also visited Nebraska's irish capital O'neil.  Turns out that town wasn't very exciting but it did have the worlds largest shamrock in its main intersection.  Last night we stayed in Atkinson.  Atkinson it turns out just bought the state recreation area outside of town where we camped.  Turns out the state of Nebraska is broke like everybody else.  After finding our campsite we went to the local pool and cooled off.  It quite the relief to get into the water, go down the water slide, and shower. Besides that it has been pretty standard out here lots of cows and grass and endless land in a word pretty.  On another note heading west I'm beginning to notice the land drying out a good bit.  We are now in ground water pumping territory.  That means we don't have to worry about dew on the tent anymore and our things actually dry!  How great is that. Now we are on our way to the Niabrara river.  Just a couple more days in nebraska and we'll be in South Dakota. Thats all for now.