Tasty Travel Day

October 3, 2026

Day 7 dawned cloudy and quite breezy. By the time we emerged from our cozy van that morning, the landscape was already drying out. Which was good news because it was time to head on down the road.

We stopped for lunch in Kearny, Nebraska. One of my “jobs” as we travel is to pick interesting places to eat. Terry was excited to try The Toasted Goat when I read to him the sandwich choices as they appeared on their online menu. Apparently, they were all musically themed!

I enjoyed a roast beef sandwich called Ironman, while Terry munched down a turkey delight called Good Vibrations. The photo above is from the ladies’ restroom. Terry said the wall in the men’s room was covered in old 45s. What a hoot!

The drive that day was a windy one and even though we were headed straight down Interstate 80, Terry said his wrists were feeling it when we pulled off for the night at North Platte.

Our Harvest Host was Pals Brewing Company, which turned out to be a hopping place. . . it was Music Trivia Night! This should be a breeze, I thought to myself, as Terry knows music.

We sat down and ordered an IPA and water along with pretzel rods with beer dipping sauces, and we settled in to win. Except we didn’t. The table next to us won 2 rounds. So, then we ordered chips and queso and another beer. And we didn’t win a single round. But we still enjoyed hearing snippets of songs we hadn’t heard in years.

We walked hand in hand back to the van under a faint canopy of stars and tucked in good as it was going to get down to 40 degrees that night. But at least the wind had finally settled down.