Nice to sleep in and we weren’t sure what would be open since it’s a national holiday but we found out that the Pony Express Museum was open and the nice lady behind the desk offered to drive us down.
Phil and Sooner Rick joined us to learn that this was the very building where the Pony Express started in 1860. They rode from
A couple blocks over we found the house where Jesse James was shot. If you don’t remember the story he was shot in the back by one of his own gang members who wanted to collect the reward money. For $2.00 we got to see a hole in the wall where the bullet supposedly exited as he was adjusting a needle point that was hanging crooked.
Definitely the highlight of the day was our surprising lunch at the Gothic House Tea & Eatery. The proprietor, Pat McNaughton, bought the derelict property and spent seven obsessive years remaking it. Limited menu but she makes everything from scratch and it was delicious. Chicken pasta salad, beef sandwiches, cold strawberry soup, scones & lemon curd, and hot chocolate pudding cake for dessert. It was more of a visit than just a lunch since we were the only people there most of the time.
On the way back to the hotel we dropped Phil off at the mall so he could buy some nail polish. None of us said anything but it turns out we were all wondering the same thing…why is a guy who shaves his legs suddenly compelled to start buying nail polish?
The rest of the day was spent cleaning the bikes. We both changed tires so we’re practically guaranteed to get flats tomorrow. We’ve been pretty lucky so far. Robb had a tire issue but no flats and I’ve had two flats and one tire issue. We’ll see how the luck holds. I think the record is held by Don with nine.
Some new riders joining our group tomorrow and will stay with us until
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