Day 5 - Kays, KS - Part Two

Getting out of the altitude of Denver does wonders for "The Kids."

They are breathing easier within a couple of hours.

And for our longest leg, it is a pretty quiet trip. We really haven't been listening to the radio much on this trip. I don't know why. I think we are enjoying the spurts of conversation dotting the highway as we look at what we are passing.

Occasionally, I'll listen to a podcast (Mohr Stories - PUT YOUR NAME ON IT!) but for the most part, I'm content with just waiting for the next wave of the conversation to kick up.

Many times, it will start with looking for a place to stop and take a break.

Sitting for so long really can be uncomfortable for me mom. After about 2 or 3 hours on the road, she just needs the opportunity to have a different part of her butt to be sore.

Yelp has been an amazing help on the trip. Today, we found the best reviewing place in the middle of nowhere and had a phenomenal lunch. (and yes, I was the dbag taking picture of the town we were in with my iPad, wanna fight about it? My Mom enjoyed letting me know that the locals inside the restaurant were wondering what the heck I was doing).

What's really nice about playing navigator to Jack's piloting is that if you mess up on the directions, something good is probably going to come of it. We're going to see something that we shouldn't have seen but it just seems like we were meant to.

That happened after leaving the restaurant today. It was a little tricky getting back to the interstate and we couldn't just doubleback.

So while I'm struggling to figure it out. Jack sees something interesting.

"What's under that tent?"

It is what appears to be a traveling petty zoo. But it is like no petting zoo I've ever seen.

There is a huge camel out in front.

Who would ever had thought that we'd drive all the way to Kansas and run into a camel on accient.

More than anything, I know it is okay to go around the "wrong" corner.

Because whatever is there may just be a nice surprise.