Well, it was a cruisy 550km drive from Sunnydale, Missouri to Lincoln, Nebraska last night and we've just seen our last school for the Mid-America Tour - College View Academy, which, as its name suggests is just a short stroll across the road from Union College. We didn't get to have a look at Union College while we were in Lincoln this time because we want to get to Yellowstone National Park for Sabbath, which is a good 1400kms away.

We begin today in Kansas City, which sprawls across the Kansas/Missouri state border. Earlier this morning we visited Midland Adventist Academy in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and have just left Sunnydale (boarding) Academy which is in Centralia, Missouri, about 2 ½ hrs east of Kansas City. Sunnydale is a really nice looking campus in a sweet spot out in the country. This is our second last day for the Mid-America Tour with the last stop tomorrow at Lincoln, Nebra...

We are into our 9th American State today and have visited two schools in Minnesota; Maplewood Academy, which is a boarding school in Hutchinson, approximately 100km from Minneapolis, and Minnetonka Academy which is right in Minneapolis. Minneapolis, MN was about a 7 hr drive from Bismarck, ND and once we're done here we'll be on the road again for another 800km's down to Kansas City! I don't think we've mentioned the other guys who are on the tours with us yet, ...

Last night we left Colorado and made it to Rapid City, South Dakota, which is home to Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. Bismarck, North Dakota was still about a 6 hr drive from Rapid City and we had to be there by noon, so it meant our sightseeing at Mt. Rushmore was brief. With a bit of luck we'll get a chance to stop in another time and get a better look! So we made it to Dakota Adventist Academy, Bismarck, ND and had a great reception from the stud...

The Mid-America Tour has begun. How exciting. We're in Denver, Colorado and have visited our first two academies, Campion and Mile High. Mile High Academy is based right in Denver, the state's capital, while Campion is about 90kms north of Denver near Loveland, a real pretty spot. Campion Academy also hosted Vista Ridge Academy, so we had a good number of students to talk to there.