day 5: Ogallala, NE to Laramie, WY
![photo taken out windshield of car on I80 that shows flat prairie and highway](https://beth.life/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wp-1659025360455-1024x771.jpg)
Anybody who has travelled I80 westbound knows that we have spent a lot of time looking out the windshield at ^^^^ that.
Day 5 was mostly a repositioning day, getting ourselves to a destination. We spent a little more time on the phone with our office, remote working, checking in on the highest priority time-sensitive things that can’t wait for vacation’s end.
But we also spent some time explaining to our kid what a bidet is, after she encountered an electronic bidet in a freakin’ gas station restroom in Sidney, NE.
![photo of sign on the side of a gas station that says "amazing restrooms"](https://beth.life/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wp-1658975226159-1024x770.jpg)
Amazing restrooms indeed!
When I’m in charge of picking a restaurant in a small town, the parking lot tends to be filled with construction work trucks when we arrive, and it proves my instincts are spot-on. They’re always putting an entire cow on my side salad.
![photo of a steak salad](https://beth.life/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wp-1658975238354-771x1024.jpg)
Right at the Nebraska/Wyoming state line, we stopped to see Our Lady of Peace.
![photo of Ada standing in front of marian statue on side of I80](https://beth.life/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wp-1658975218986-771x1024.jpg)
And we took the opportunity to grab a shot with a Nebraska welcome sign, even though we were technically departing.
![photo of Ada standing in front of "Welcome to Nebraska" sign](https://beth.life/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wp-1658975180567-771x1024.jpg)
On the Wyoming side of life, we found the Tree in the Rock, which is not just a roadside attraction, it’s a road-middle attraction, as you have to left-exit to visit it in the median between east and westbound I80.
![photo of Zach and Ada standing in front of the "tree in a rock" roadside attraction](https://beth.life/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/wp-1658975135291-1024x771.jpg)
We arrived at our hotel in Laramie in time for napping, pool time, a trip to the deli, and an early bedtime to prep for a very busy Day 6 ahead.
Today’s title from “Went for a Ride” by Radney Foster.