Monday, August 28, 2006
Aug 26, 2006 - McCook Rocks!
. . . and a good time was had by all!
Kudos to the Bieroc Cafe, located on the bricks in downtown McCook, and the others who arranged our McCook activities. They really know how to put on a celebration and we thank all of our McCook hosts for their hospitality and for making us feel special.
There is nothing that makes us smile more than a parade so the morning parade was just what we needed to inspire us to get up early to drive from Arapahoe to McCook. Then we received a nice gift so we went shopping, shopping, shopping. An inpromptu challenge made it even more fun because we decided to have a contest to see who could do the most unique thing with $5. And so the search began . . .
Fearless Leader Don tried to bribe everyone with dessert because he had seen that bribes and cheating are well received. Everyone ate the dessert and then didn't vote for him. Harsh! Super Tam found a pump. Special Ed found a special tool with an even more special name. Aerocar2 Dave not only brought an item but also acted out a mini-performance (more on this later). After Chewbaru Paul announced that he donated his $5 to the Art Guild Erika just threw up her hands and declared him the winner.
After a wonderful historical presentation of Route 6,
. . . STOP THE PRESSES . . . and what to my wondering eyes should appear but Anne with Swap & Shop. She was spouting something about extra points but everyone ignored her because we were headed out for a auto-tour of McCook.
The highlight of the tour that made us all giddy was the opportunity to see and drive on the "old Route 6" (mostly abandoned area still remaining before they routed it around McCook differently). Erika started swerving from side to side on the abandoned road and instead of reeling her in we all just followed suit and and enjoyed the ride. We drove by and/or stopped at several historic locations and really got a feel for the uniqueness of McCook and the pride of the people in McCook. We can't wait for the evening activities in McCook.
Kudos to the Bieroc Cafe, located on the bricks in downtown McCook, and the others who arranged our McCook activities. They really know how to put on a celebration and we thank all of our McCook hosts for their hospitality and for making us feel special.
There is nothing that makes us smile more than a parade so the morning parade was just what we needed to inspire us to get up early to drive from Arapahoe to McCook. Then we received a nice gift so we went shopping, shopping, shopping. An inpromptu challenge made it even more fun because we decided to have a contest to see who could do the most unique thing with $5. And so the search began . . .
Fearless Leader Don tried to bribe everyone with dessert because he had seen that bribes and cheating are well received. Everyone ate the dessert and then didn't vote for him. Harsh! Super Tam found a pump. Special Ed found a special tool with an even more special name. Aerocar2 Dave not only brought an item but also acted out a mini-performance (more on this later). After Chewbaru Paul announced that he donated his $5 to the Art Guild Erika just threw up her hands and declared him the winner.
After a wonderful historical presentation of Route 6,
. . . STOP THE PRESSES . . . and what to my wondering eyes should appear but Anne with Swap & Shop. She was spouting something about extra points but everyone ignored her because we were headed out for a auto-tour of McCook.
The highlight of the tour that made us all giddy was the opportunity to see and drive on the "old Route 6" (mostly abandoned area still remaining before they routed it around McCook differently). Erika started swerving from side to side on the abandoned road and instead of reeling her in we all just followed suit and and enjoyed the ride. We drove by and/or stopped at several historic locations and really got a feel for the uniqueness of McCook and the pride of the people in McCook. We can't wait for the evening activities in McCook.
// posted by artcartraveler @ 11:12 AM 
