Home in Wyoming!

Home in Wyoming. Arrived in daylight yesterday. It was like a time warp: Flaggers on 17 Mile Road as construction continues (starts again) Same faces in Wal-Mart.

Somewhere in the uber-windy plains of Texas, the Oklahoma panhandle, and eastern Colorado I got afflicted. I could smell dust the whole way and then my lungs started to fill up and I was coughing and big bubbles were coming out of my mouth. I did not feel sick per-se, just uncomfortable. The dueling Garmins were in agreement that I would reach Arapahoe at 2:30 in the morning so I decided we would stop at the Mulberry Inn in Fort Collins. Coughed all night but did manage to catch some shut-eye.

Managed to catch lunch in Casper with bro Rich and some of his friends. I was still feeling under the weather. The "Service engine soon" light came on and Rich advised me to head on home. So I did. I spent most of the night upright in my chair to alleviate the coughing. I still don't know know if I have a bug or an allergic reaction. My chest is still rattling and my guts are so sore from coughing that I dread each wheeze. But I am feeling some better-tomorrow will decide whether the doc needs to see me or not. I am fairly well equipped with basic meds and over the counter stuff.

It is cold here and still brown-I did not miss a lick of spring. Buster is so happy to be in his own stomping-place of his birth grounds. He had to go out 15 times yesterday as he remembered something else he needed to check out. He didn't raise a response from the neighbor dogs intil very early this morning. He instigated a big barking-fest. He was so pleaed with himself and wanted in the house NOW. He got all mushy and wanted to kiss my face in the night. He was so relaxed when I petted him. This is truly home for him.