Early to bed, early to rise—about 4:30 am—and the strong, hot coffee sure tasted good.  The Midwest is undergoing a heat wave, with triple digits expected for the next several days; a high pressure is sitting right on top of the area.  Consequently, it’s still hot outside even at this time of day.  We decided to depart at 6 am, giving us plenty of daylight to break camp and head out.  As the day broke, I went out to ready the Honda CR-V for towing, and the battery was dead.  I had left it hooked up to the auxiliary brake all night, which in and of itself wasn’t bad, but the ignition was in the “accessory” position, and drew the battery down.  The car wouldn’t start, but nothing a quick charge would not solve—apparently I left the charger at home!  We opted to tow without an auxiliary brake until we could get the car and motorhome situated to employ jumper cables.
Off at last, headed almost due west today.  We drove the first couple of hours with overcast skies and spitting rain, but it worked to cool things off a bit.  The interstate highway, I-80, provided for a nice drive.  Kay took her turn toward the end of the day, crossing into Mountain Time, and just before reaching Sidney, NE.  We found a rest stop with plenty of maneuvering room, unhooked the Honda, and positioned the motorhome to successfully jump start the car. 
Kay drove the car the rest of the way into Sidney, and we set up at Cabela’s RV Park and Campground about 1 pm.  It’s a nice and neat campground, with clean facilities, but the spaces are uphill, and the hook-ups are at the front of the site rather than the back!  Go figure.  By this time of day, the area had begun to heat up, with a high temperature reaching 108; what are we going to have to do to escape this blasted heat?  While the AC cooled the motorhome down, we drove the Honda, charging the battery, got a bite to eat, went to Walmart, then to Cabela’s, then back to the motorhome for a 3-hour nap.  Did we tell you there’s not much to do in Sidney?  After a brief walk around the campground, we retired for the evening.

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