Colorado: Day 3

After a night in a sleazy motel on the outskirts of Chicago, we enjoyed a yummy breakfast at ihop and then were back on the Road. We headed west through the remainder of IL into IA, then veered south towards Lincoln, NE. Our day's drive was quite uneventful following our exciting experiences the day before. We spent a lot of time on our headphones, talking about plans and bragging about how well our little travelers were doing. They really were troopers on the whole trip! 

At lunch time, we stopped to get gas and some subs; then we drove a few more miles to a rest area. We had a picnic in a shaded pavilion on the edge of the mowed grass next to the prairie. The wind was especially whippy, meaning Sushi was chasing everything that moved and we were chasing our napkins and sandwich wrappers. It was nice to stop though, and Lyssa especially enjoyed crawling around after several hours in the carseat. 

We concluded our day's drive in Lincoln where dear friends of ours live. We'll spend Sabbath with them tomorrow and finish the final 7 hours to Denver on Sunday.