It was a rough day with lots of ups and downs, with a few torturous hills that Janna had to push her bike up. Whoever said Nebraska is flat, hasn't seen this portion of it! Janna and Travis started out the morning from Peru, NE, riding in about an inch of snow with a very cold night behind them. They made it to Brownville, NE, where there was really nothing except a church having services. They stopped in there and used the facilities and the people shared some food with them. Then they proceeded on their route through a section that supposedly (via the NE Highway website) was clear for traffic now on Route 73. The bridge was still out and under construction, but Janna and Travis rode their bikes across the dry riverbed and through the construction zone to the other side. Janna got hit with a stomach virus and was vomiting off and on through the day which slowed their progress. They made about 45 miles and stopped in Rulo, NE, where they got hot food at a small bar and set up camp by the river. Temps are better tonight, around 30 degrees. The studded tires are slowing them down quite a bit too, although glad they had them yesterday and this morning. Will probably change them out in the next day or so as they get further south.
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