Saturday July 9th, 2011 Kearney to Omaha, Nebraska about 190 miles

Just a short ride to Omaha to visit some friends, and stay the night with them. I had the tour of Omaha, and was really surprised as to how open the city was, with lots of green space and parks. It is a nice city. We did visit the river front to see the Missouri River. It is incredible how high, and fast the river is running. The spot we were standing was above a river walk, with tables, chairs and umbrellas. The only visible objects were the tops of the umbrellas, and apparently it is starting to recede. The river front area is really well developed for the public, and well done. The downtown was humming with locals out for Saturday night, and we spent some time in the old quarter. Like I said I was impressed with the city. I did get to see where the local celebrity lived, Warren Buffet’s house. A little different from the one owned by his buddy, Bill Gates.