From Grand Forks, ND, we made our way south to Lincoln, NE…but not without incident. We made it through the snow storm in South Dakota but, as we pulled through Sioux Falls, a loud banging noise could be heard coming from our engine. We immediately pulled off the interstate and shut it down. Black smoke was pouring out of the exhaust – not a pretty sight!
We called a tow truck who pulled us into the local International Dealership where we left it on the lot and got a hotel room for the night. We also picked up a rental car so we could continue the trip to Lincoln the following morning. But that also meant we would be leaving the truck in Sioux Falls to get repaired. That’s something that always concerns me…
We arrived in Lincoln for a week of great activities prior to the final performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
It was an awesome schedule where Nancy worked to make plans for me to work in many of the Lincoln Public Schools with some amazing kids. I also had the chance to work with several Family Service groups after school. I also had the privilege of speaking to the 70 education students and faculty in the College of Education at the University of Nebraska. While I was a little nervous about this one, it was so much fun – and, I hope, these future teachers could envision some creative ways to teach their students.
After an amazing week, here’s the video summary!
On Tuesday, Chase and Keith drove back up to Sioux City to pick up the truck – hooray! While I was having a great time working in the schools, they were bringing the show to Lincoln…just in time. As it turns out, we blew out a fuel injector. Loud noise and a couple thousand dollars to fix it but, at least we are back on the road again.
In the meantime, the local paper did a great article on the upcoming show at the Lied Center. You can check it out here.
We had an AMAZING AUDIENCE for the performance on Friday night. The audience was perfect – energetic, excited, enthusiastic, and ready to volunteer! There’s no way a performer could ask for anything more. Check out this theatre – and almost every seat was filled!
In the end, the week in Lincoln was incredibly special. Thank you Bill, Anne, and Nancy and the wonderful people of Lincoln for making our week so phenomenal!!