T & B Travels: Off To Western Nebraska

I am writing this while sitting outside the RV at Riverside Campground in Scottsbluff Nebraska. It's about 9:30 in the evening, 65 degrees, no humidity...so pleasant. We pulled out of Kansas City on Friday morning and drove to North Platte, NE for the night before making our way to Scottsbluff today. The drive was uneventful. It was our first long trip after getting new tires for the truck. It was a really smooth ride. We plan to stay for 7 nights and take in what this part of Nebraska offers. I just love this part of the country with its wide open spaces and light traffic. I can sometimes catch a glimpse or feeling of what the "Wild West" must have been like. We have a few things planned but for the most part I just want the day to come to us.

We did take a drive around Scottsbluff this afternoon just to get a feel for the town. It has around 15,000 residents and is the largest town in all of western Nebraska. Before we left I found on Tripadvisor an ice cream place called Platt River Creamery, in business fo 80 years and very highly rated. I had Butter Brickle and Barbara had Lemon. Very good! All of the ice cream is made on site. After a stop at Walmart for a few things we went back to the campground.

We met a nice couple camped next to us, Sam and Becky, full timers just like us. They are heading to Wyoming in a couple of days. Hopefully we'll get a chance to visit some more before they leave. You just don't meet too many full time RVers so it's nice to meet a couple that understands the freedom and adventure of our lifestyle.