Chilling in Colby...woohoo.

So it's 10 AM and we're still in Colby, KS. HBC South style. Apparently living in such close quarters for 35 days straight is not the most sanitary thing to do. When one person goes down with an illness, a domino effect is created. Right now, the plague count is at 15 of 26 riders, though all are being very well taken care of by the kind church ladies of Colby and the Citizens Memorial Hospital here (shout out!)

So parents, have no fear. No one is riding today as a precaution, and it's actually not a plague at all. More of a nasty stomach flu virus that hits you hard and stays for about 24 hours. Luckily our healthy 11 riders are superstars and have really been helping out to pick up the slack. Of course, they probably don't mind having a day off either.

So we're all catching rides today to St. Francis around 3 PM with kind members of the congregation here in Colby. It'll be our last day in this great, but apparently germiphilic state of Kansas, and I'm convinced that all of our plague troubles will disappear when we cross that Colorado border.

Well, I'm still getting over the bug myself, so it's back to bed. We'll keep you updated, but signing off for now :)

~Jess