Aaaaaaaaaand.....They're Off!

Pulling out of the gate at 1:30pm and making a bit of a slow start, driving to Omaha, Nebraska instead of Osceola, Iowa. Making sure we have plenty of time to arrive before 9:30pm when the station opens. Due to the flooding in Iowa, the train is not running until we get to Denver, so we are taking a bus overnight to get to Denver. Would have rather had our comfy little sleepers than sleeping out in the middle of everything on the bus, but what are you gonna do? Arrive in Denver about 7:00am and get on the train to round the final turn into Grand Junction from there. Then the trip proceeds as planned. Even with the hassle of the bus, we consider ourselves blessed to be able to get to go on the trip anyway. Please pray for all of the people who have been inconvenienced and displaced by the flooding. Love, Anne