July 22nd – 24th– Lawrence, KS

We drove from Limon, CO into Kansas, remarking how flat and prairie-like western Colorado is! The weather was still hot, plus the added “bonus” of humidity. Yuck! We arrived into the city of Lawrence, situated nearly halfway between Toledo and Kansas City. Here, we were visiting Heather and Chad, Toby’s college friends. They have a cute place with two dogs: Piper, a rat terrier – Chihuahua cross, and Houdini, a rat terrier puppy. They were energetic, especially when playing together, but adorable!




Heather took us on a tour of her lab (she’s a chemist at Kansas State University) and into the lovely downtown area. Since it was quite hot out, we went into many stores, mostly just to bask in their air-conditioning! Chad arrived home from his weekend class in time to BBQ dinner. Yum! It was wonderful to spend the evening just relaxing and chatting!

The following morning, we headed out for a humungous brunch, and then had to say good-bye. Toby and I were driving further east, across the Missouri River.