Friday, May 199 we left Des Moines around noon and headed for I-80 W for the 163 mile trip to the downtown Omaha Residence Inn.  The sky was overcast and rain was the forecast.  We nearly made it to Omaha before it started raining.  The only thing exciting on the trip was “The Little House On The Prairie” being moved down the road.  We are after all a mobile society.

We did a little dinner shopping at Sam’s Club which ended up being a bottle of wine with some cheese and crackers.  Life is good on the road.  That night we did the couch potato thing catching some end of the season shows.  Looking to be a great weekend.

We slept in and caught the last of the complimentary breakfast just before 10 A.M.  The forecast was for continuing rain.  I decided it would be a good day to work on some genealogy in preparation for a forthcoming week in Salt Lake City next month.  Jeanne opted to venture out and find an ATM to replenish our dwindling funds.  Apparently there isn’t a Chase bank within walking distance of our hotel so she chose to do the First National Bank Walking Tour of sculptures.  She wasn’t going to let it rain on her parade; amazing what an umbrella can do.  She returned a couple hours later with a glow on her face and a phone full of new pictures.  Oh, she did replenish our funds; there was an ATM in the lobby downstairs.

Late in the afternoon the rain abated and we strolled downtown to find a place to dine.  Jimmy’s Way had an interesting advertising twist.  They weren’t open so we could not take advantage of the opportunity.

Nearby we found The Tavern where I had an excellent hamburger and Jeanne had a turkey salad that she found to be “different”.