I can't believe the wind here. It is constant, and strong. So, this morning, even though it is 80 some degrees out, it felt wonderful to sit by the pond, feel the wind and hear it in the trees, see the blue, blue sky, and watch the water ripple. I read for a while. Peter working on his computer.
After lunch, we needed to do the laundry, so went in to the next town over of Aurora. Just a slightly larger town than Henderson. It had a really nice, clean laundromat. We ended up chatting with some of the local folks -- a 13 year old girl who reminded me a lot of Cheyenne. Outgoing, intelligent, self-motivated. She and a lot of other teens work in the mornings for the corn farmers, walking the corn rows and pulling the silk tassels from the corn (for some reason I didn't understand). Also, an older woman who has lived all of her life in the area. We heard some interesting perspectives.
When we got back in the car, the temperature read 100. It's the sun that really gets you. It feels 20 degrees cooler in the shade, especially with the breeze. It was just too hot to do much outdoors, sightseeing, so we came back to the RV and the AC. Very relaxing rest of the afternoon. I'm making headway on my new NICU knitted baby blanket. Reading.
After dinner, we went back over to sit by the pond and watch another sunset. It has really cooled off a lot with the sun going down. We have been very impressed with this little, right off the Interstate campgrounds. There are only 31 sites, and one cabin. But they are very well maintained, most have a tree for shade nearby, they are all near the pond, and the two owners are very friendly, helpful and appreciative of our staying here. They have paddle boats, horseshoes, volleyball net, kids playground, etc. And everything is super clean and cared for. So, for a quick lay over on the road, it has been great. A real Oasis amidst hundreds of miles of cornfields.
Morning reading by the pond at Prairie Oasis campground photo:
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