Don has arranged for us to start our day with an 8:00 am tour of the Speedway Museum in Lincoln. We are told to park our cars in front of the museum in the circular driveway and are provided with a very warm welcome. None of us have been here before and we absolutely amazed at the magnitude of "Speedy" Bill Smith's collections. If it has to do with Speed -- it's there. The museum bills itself as the World's Largest Collection of Vintage to Exotic Racing Engines & Speed Equipment and it is. We are provided with a private tour guide and spend over 2 hours working our way through 3 floors of beautifully arranged exhibits -- and even then we have only scratched the surface. At the end of the tour we have the opportunity to meet Bill Smith who is still actively involved in every aspect of the business. We each thank Bill for sharing his collection with us and say our good-byes to our guide.
It has started to rain while we were in the museum. We head to the nearby gas station to prepare for our drive in the rain. Don & Arlene pull out raingear, Gail & I pull out electrical tape to try to "waterproof" the windows. Electrical tape has become a standard "extra" we travel with. After all that work, we drive out from under the clouds in less than 20 miles. The sun is out as we pull into York NE for lunch.
York is the site of yet another parting. Don & Arlene have decided to leave the group and head north on their own. They are headed to North Dakota where they will visit with Arlene's brother before heading home next week. We are all sad -- it just doesn't feel right to split up the group. So with hugs and a few tears we say goodbye and promise to check-in with each other this evening.
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