Day 9 - 2433 miles

Spent last night in Liberal KS. A bustling little prairie town and truck stop hub. A good night's rest and then off to Wichita to turn in the "Hail Catcher."

Joel flew into Omaha yesterday and after a lost luggage snafu had him up late last night - is finally on his way down to pick me up. I sit here in the airport amongst my baggage reflecting on the season of frustration.

I'm not scheduled to fly back until the 10th of June, but if the next week is as bad as this one I'll likely head home early. Not that I've had a bad time. I've enjoyed myself quite a bit actually. But this has been a terrible year for storms. No sense wasting time and money out here if the weather isn't cooperating. Might as well save my nickles for next year. A more seasonal flow is slowly comming back to the alley so I'm not ready to give up yet.

Joel should be here in a couple of hours, then it's back west. Probably another night in Liberal. Tomorrow shows a modest risk of storms in eastern New Mexico. Maybe down to Roswell?