Back in the U.S.

We are back!

Most people already know we are back but I thought I would blog it anyway. Back in Nebraska and while I love traveling there are a few things that I like about being back. 1. Traffic lights. Oh how I have not appreciated you for so long. Yes, part of the adventure of going to Peru and Bolivia is simply crossing the road but a person can grow tired of such advent re. Having a place to cross and being secure that no one will ignore the red light is something we should all appreciate.
2. Roads. I love roads, mostly paved ones, that do not have pot holes in them the size of Texas. 3.Bathrooms. I neglected to take a photo of a bathroom back here in the states but just go to ANY of them some time today and realize it is wonderful. I could live with the hole in the ground toilet that was provided throughout Bolivia but I came to hate the toilet, minus the seat. Why, What kind of leg muscles is a person suppose to have to use one of these things?4. My cat. I have, over the last few years slowly become a cat person. I thought I was a dog person but my cat has become the best pet EVER. I am not ashamed to say I missed my cat and was glad to see it when I got back

One of the top things that annoyed me when I got back

MY CAT! how she loves to claw everything and sit on anything I happen to be reading. ah the love/hate relationship. Bad kitty

Some of the many things that we both miss from the trip are: Everything. We would still be traveling if we could. It is great to touch home base but the thrill of traveling is wonderful. New places and things to see every day. Having a meal is an adventure and the next thing you experience has a one in three chance of being the coolest thing you have seen in your whole life. All that being said I have another thing that we seem to only have in Nebraska. It is a main feature of the state that no matter where I go I have not seen anywhere else in the world: The Weather.
Sure there are places in the world that get colder and places that get hotter, or more rain or more snow, BUT could all that happen in one month anywhere BUT Nebraska I think not. I personally give Nebraska the strangest weather award. To give evidence I show this photo.

There was a huge lightning storm, it rained all day, then in the evening the sky turned orange (why not). It may sound strange but I really do not thing anyone gets as varied weather as we do right here. Now I'm going home to wait for the hot lava tornado

O.K. There is one last thing that is just great about being back and that is the heat. Boy how I love the heat. 105 degrees out side. No problem just get out and try to keep cool and here is the best way to keep cool in heat like that.

Get yourself a damn slip'n'slid.

Well, that is it, next week we will have more videos from Peru and a home brewed travel log. We went all the way to Colorado over labor day weekend, I even got to go to the hospital, be sure to click back in.