We did leave Emporia just a little a little after 7; which should have put us in Burlington at 1. All went well. The weather was overcast so didn't have to deal with sun glare. The speed limit was 75 most of the time.
We got about an hour from the motel (noon) and stopped for gas - it was $1.899/gallon in Kansas and $2.159/gallon in Colorado. When we started driving again the car clock said 11am. Mountain Time. YEAH! Another hour to rest. A few miles later a warning showed in the dashboard of the car - oil will need to be changed soon. We have only driven a little over 8000 miles.
Chuck made a call to the rental agent. They at first wanted us to trade cars which would have meant going to Denver - we did not want to do that. The other reason we didn't want to trade cars is the amount of stuff we have in every nook and cranny of the car. It will take us 2 days to unpack and check the hidden areas.
The agency agreed that we could have the oil changed. Chuck found that Burlington - population 4300 - had a Ford dealership. We arrived at noon Mountain Time. A gal named Connie said come back at 2 and she could fit us in. She even told us about a museum just a few blocks away.
We went to the museum which was a collection of buildings that represented businesses of Burlington in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There were a lot of antiques and it was interesting.
We grabbed a burger and got to the dealership at 2. Well, we didn't get out of there until 4 but we were thankful for the extra hour, that there was a dealership, and that we hadn't over booked our day.
We checked into our room and went to dinner at a nice enough place and the food was good but the service was the worst we have had the entire trip.
Back to the room to enjoy the evening.
