Day 3: Beef Country!

As a vegetarian, one can only feel slightly out of place when entering a state that introduces itself to travelers as ‘Beef Country’, with the temptation of Beef Jerky soaked in Jim Beam proving to be almost unbearable. With this test of my willpower complete, we set our course for the small town of Laramie, and our first couchsurfing experience. For those unfamiliar with this wonderful idea, check out the website (www.couchsurfing.com), but in brief, this site enables travelers from all over the world to stay with, and host, other travelers. We had been lucky enough to find one such host in Laramie, and after spending 6 minutes and 38 seconds seeing the town, we arrived at the home of Michelle, Joel and Jordan. After greeting the 3ft iguana in the front room we settled down for a fine night of drinking, obscene jokes, movies and our first true Midwestern cream pie. Our first couchsurfing experience was great, and with some new friends and a hangover, we climbed back in the ‘red devil’ and set course for Nebraska and for what is reputably one of the most uninteresting stretches of road in the country…

Pictured: Laramie