Day 113: Halfway to the Atlantic!

Well, we’re in Hastings! We got into town around 11:00 this morning and after a short break, I did another TV interview, this time with KHAS-TV Channel 5 of Hastings, the local NBC affiliate. I want to thank Jennifer Berry for the interview and the opportunity to spread the word of what I’m doing. Later in the day, I had a newspaper interview with John Huthmacher of the Hastings Tribune. That should come out tomorrow and I want to thank John for that. After all of that, and by the way, this all came after a 9 mile walk this morning, then I went swimming. What a day. 😀

I also want to thank Don & Mary B. of Hastings for arranging some of the interviews, and doing some legwork for us while we will be here. Don actually came out and walked the last 8 miles with me this morning and that brought back memories of his and my walking together while I was here working in 2004 and 2006. Thanks Don.

I passed a field full of Texas Longhorns this morning and stopped and took some pictures. I was surprised to see Longhorns this far north and I wondered if there are any Nebraska Cornhuskers wandering around the hills of Texas. Then I got to thinking, what exactly is a cornhusker? I know what a corn husk is and I know that if you remove that husk, you are shucking the corn, not husking it. I asked Don what a cornhusker was and he didn’t know either. He said he just rooted for the football team. So, if anyone out there knows what a cornhusker is, let me know.

In the next few days I am supposed to have some more newspaper and a radio interview. I’ll keep you posted. Check out the Media Page and Video page for links to these after they happen.

~~The bottom picture was taken in Kenesaw, NE. It shows an old gas station~~. If anyone out there knows what the brand of that station was, let me know. I have four brothers who know because our Dad owned one in Indianapolis in the early 60’s. Hint: The sign gives it away.