Nelson, NE to Franklin, NE 55 miles

Today started at 3am with a screening siren. It was the wail I expect of a emergency I thought as I lay in my tent.  I had trouble falling asleep in my tent in the city campground to begin with. Steven and I were the only ones there. I thought a hurricane or a tornado and I'm in my tent. Where to go what to do? I have no where to go, I'll just stay here. The siren stopped after waking up the whole town. I fell back asleep. I'm the morning at the local gas station/ store at some well worn formica tables there sat some old timers, farmers wearing overalls.. Steven and got to sit with them for a good amount of time. Very nice to chat for a while. The farmers said that the middle aged women behind the counter knows what goes on in this town and she said that a car flipped over and they need emergency services. That's the way it's done in some small towns. We went to lunch 32 miles west in a small town Red Ville,

which was Willa Cather's birthplace. It appears that this town hopes to pin their rebirth on tourism of it's famed auther. We are staying the night at Amy & Mike Stephens, warm showers hosts. We had showed a great dinner and I have my own room in thos 125 year old Victorian in Franklin. Named after Ben Franklin.