25 Sep 2022 - Arrived at West Omaha NE Lincoln KOA Campground

 25 Sep

We departed Kearney this morning at 1036 hrs and headed eastbound on I-80 towards Omaha.  Today's drive was only 166 miles and we could not check in to the West Omaha NE Lincoln KOA campground until 1400 hrs so we loitered a bit before departing.  I have not really talked about our departures much, but like everything else, we have a routine.  Imagine that!  One of the things we do before closing up the inside and rolling in the slideouts is to thoroughly clean the floors.  Besides just a good housekeeping practice, it is also another way to help prevent damage to the vinyl floors by sand, rocks and other items as the slideouts roll in.  The cleaner the floor, the less chance of damage.  We have found the easiest way to accomplish this is with a simple Swiffer.  We go over the floors from end to end with a dry Swiffer (or two if necessary), and then finally we go over all the floors with a wet Swiffer.  Then once the floors are done we basically back our way out and then take care of the outside chores before hooking up and pulling out.    

So away we went and passed under the Archway on I-80 that we had visited earlier in the week.  

We did not need to make a fuel stop for the short trip today, but potty breaks for both us and the pooch are always welcome. We tend to roll into either a rest area or a truck stop and then we are able to open our stairs and use our own potty facilities.  It also gives me a chance to stick my head in the coach and just have a visual to make sure all is well.  Today we stopped two hours into the travel at a truck stop near York NE.  I went inside and picked up some lunch while Doreen walked Liberty.  We were there about a half hour and then we on our way again.  

At 1410 hrs we rolled into the West Omaha NE Lincoln KOA campground.  Travel distance today was 166 miles and start to finish including our break was about 3-1/2 hours.  This is a KOA "Holiday" which is the middle of the KOA's from the standpoint of amenities. Most basic is the "Journey", highest is "Resort".  But basically it is just a place to call home for the next four nights, the last four nights of this trip.  We could have easily drove on home today but we had some folks we wanted to see while we were in the area.  

The office where we check in, and outside some golf carts positioned to escort us to our site.

Our site is marked with the arrow, in an area they call the "expansion", indicating it is fairly new

We were checked in quickly and escorted to our site.  The sites are close which is pretty common for KOA's, but tolerable for four nights.  The site is level and adequate length for our coach and pickup.

Breezy up here on the hill today.

Easy to pick out our coach with the colors flying high.

Verizon 5G ultra wide coverage here with smokin' speed!!  Looking at the proximity of the tower, it is no wonder LOL!

We have a few things we might see while we are here but more importantly we are looking forward with reconnecting with some friends and military comrades.  We will also start working on the "when we arrive home" checklist since that will occur Thursday.  Does not seem possible this trip has almost concluded already.