Hard Times – Iowa to Wyoming

Would you believe it? I go out to empty the bin and miss Jan’s phone call. Message on the answerphone:

 Pulled in to fill up. Heavens opened again , so bought a slice of pizza to pass a half hour in the hope that the rain will pass through. 18-wheeler missed me by millimetres in an earlier downpour. He overtook me and then forgot he was hauling a trailer. Getting sick of this weather

Jan is now in a motel in Cheyenne. It has been a rotten slog so far – lots of rain and he has really felt the cold. I am hoping that, from here on out west, the weather should improve. Below is the route Jan plans to take later today – probably split it in half as it is another 814 miles and, if the weather he has been having continues, I cannot see him making the whole ride 1 one shot.

He is in bed now, but managed to send me some photos beforehand.

He went for a coffee with a photographer friend of mine and got a photo of Lady, Kathy’s beautiful, ‘Rag Doll’ cat for me.

Finally, he was really ‘on the road’ again

A photo for another friend, Homer – Homer, a tractor just for you!

From there on in, it was cold and wet….

Not pleasant!

Finally, late last night, Jan found a nice motel in Cheyenne, Wyoming (my second-favourite state)

From Skype:

THIS IS A NICE PLACE; RUN BY JAPANESE PEOPLE I THINK,OR MEBBE KOREAN.  NICE FOLK AND ROOM HAS GOT EVERYTHING APART FROM A COFFEE MACHINE.

THERE IS A COVERED GARAGE, AT SIDE OF THE ROOM. I’M FACING ROOM16, THEY HAVE THEIR CAR IN ONE HALF, AND I’M IN 15 WITH THE GUZZI IN MY HALF. GREAT, COS HAIL WAS FORECAST

WELL, 1040 HERE, NOT GONNA WRITE ANYTHING FOR THE BLOG NOW, TOO KNACKERED. ANYWAY, I’LL GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT.