Day 45, Eureka, Rest Day.

Down town Eureka. Nothing opens before 10:00AM. Except the restaurants of course.

We didn't know if this was some body's house, or a store. We concluded it was a store cause it had an open sign in the window.

The super market we shopped for lunch at.

I took a few interesting shots inside the museum. This one was of ranch brands in the area. There were a lot of them.

Meet Oscar. One of two Texas long horns brought to the area to start the first herd.

More of the areas brands. I told you there was a lot of them.

This is an old x-ray machine. Looks spooky. I'm glad I wasn't a patient back then.

This is Japanese money from the war section of the museum.

Hand made saddle and other memorables.

This is one of two cells that was brought here for display from an old jail not far from here.

I thought this was interesting. It's a hog oiler. They fill the drum with oil, and the hogs would rub themselves against it, getting the oil on their bodies to repel the ticks and mites.

This old scale was donated by the Seventh-day Adventist church and school.

This dress was worn at Abe Lincoln's inaugural ball.

Eureka City Hall. The police station is right across the street.

The Eureka Museum of History.

Most towns we passed through, had one of these. A veteran's memorial.

A very old organ from one of the early churches in the area.

See that sign? It says No Truck Parking. So what do you see parked there?

Main street.

Give me my money!!!

The churches here are well built. If this was on Molokai, it would have cost millions.

Eureka Downs, a horse race track located just back of our motel.


Day 45, Eureka, Kansas. Rest Day “The Heat Is On!” 5.29 miles.

We had a chance to check out the town of Eureka today. After a late start, we went across the street to the bowling alley for breakfast. The breakfast special was hash browns, two eggs, and choice of meat with coffee for $3.99. I ordered a pan cake also. The bowling alley was still under repair, so that went our chance at that……………………. We went back to the motel before heading out to see the town. It is about a mile to the heart of town, where we rode our bikes to see what Eureka had to offer. It’s a small town with only one street light. And most of the businesses are located on Main Street. About a quarter mile stretch of shops and small businesses. Most of them closed of course, so we had to kill some time. We went to the historical museum first, but they wouldn’t open till 10 o’clock. As with the library, and everything else. We found a super market that was open, so we ducted inside to escape the heat. I bought a couple of bananas, and a large bottle of V-8. I just love the stuff. By that time the museum was open, so we headed there……………………. Inside the museum we found a wealth of history pertaining to this area, and spent more than an hour just looking around at all the displays. We then headed over to the library. It is a brand new building. Really nice. The nicest public library I’ve been to yet. We spent about an hour and a half there relaxing in air conditioned comfort while catching up on some reading. It was such a comfortable place that I could have fallen asleep with no problem…………………. On our way back to the motel, we stopped by the store to pick up some stuff for lunch, figuring to save some money. Not a good idea. The few items we did by, cost us as much as it would if we had just gone to a restaurant and ordered something.

Right behind our motel, is Eureka Downs. A race track for horses. A pretty big one too. We found out that they have weekend races that used to attract people from all over, but a few years ago, the gaming commission regulated the number of races to control gambling. They are now allowed only ten races a year.

We saw a couple more RAAM racers today, along with some east bound Trans America tourist. One guy was passed out in the shade not far from here. Probably waiting for the heat of the day to pass before going on. Everywhere we went, people were telling us to be careful, and drink plenty of water. Everyone is concerned about the heat. Tomorrow, Lisa and I have a 70 mile day planned. So we are hoping to be on the road by about 6:00AM, so we can get most of our ridding done before it gets too hot. So it looks like a short night. Wish us luck. The forecast calls for more heat for the rest of the week. Can’t wait till we get to Colorado where we will be at higher altitude. Ten degrees cooler at least. Bye for now, Aloha, Ted.