Almost there.
They left Evansville at about 07:00, heavy headwind. As the day progressed, the temperature kept rising, Mum said it topped 90°F at one point, which is a far cry from the temp here in Seattle, I can tell you.In fact, they had to stop for sunscreen, and while in the store, a gentleman walked in and asked Chris if that was his Ural out front, that's the third person who knew the bike by sight. Turns out, he races Triumphs and was quite enthusiastic about the Ural.
Also met another Brit on a round the world trip, He started by flying his Yamaha into Toronto and is now riding it around north america, then he is going to take it to australia and south east asia. He was quite appreciative of the comfort that the Ural provides, apparantly, his XT yamaha lacks a bit in the seat department.
Aparantly, while he was in the Yukon, he woke to find a bear, attempting to enter his tent, and has been a bit bear shy since then. Can't blame him myself.
Found a snake along the way, although it was pretty far gone, Chris isn't sure he can recover the skin, and it's not a rattlesnake (He didn't say what kind it was) but if it survives, I get a new hatband Whoohoo!. As long as he doesn't expect me to tan it.
Reached the bustling metropolis of Cozad, Nebraska, where they are spending the night,
Then they will get an early start, and get to Millville Missouri before midnight. Chris wants to get there before too late in the evening, to go with our stepfather, Bo, to an auction the next day. Something about blacksmithing tools. Since smithing is a hobby of Chris's, he has an incentive to get Mum home quickly.
After that, Chris continues on to Oklahoma. He has to be there by the 20th of October, so he has plenty of time. I expect him to loaf along on that part of the trip. He'll probably stay a couple of days in Missouri to visit, and buy blacksmithing tools.
