Twelve hours later we wound up in Lincoln, Nebraska, home of the Cornhuskers. Same Covid-19 scene but with a 9 PM restriction.

60 minutes before any stop I begin my research. Lincoln has a boutique hotel, The Kindler Hotel located downtown. A sophisticated boutique hotel experience in the heart of Lincoln. Who would have thought?

We checked in and immediately headed downstairs to the bar, Boitano’s Lounge developed by Brian Boitano, a world-renowned Olympic skater and Food Network star.

A quick Bulleit and Ginger and we were off to DISH, located within a few feet from the Kindler. A Modern American restaurant offering sustainable, local, seasonally driven items and creative, handcrafted cocktails. This night we chose to eat inside.

From the menu, we shared fried green beans with jalapeno pesto along with a roasted beet salad with pickled fennel, bleu cheese, orange, smoked hazelnut topped with horseradish crème, grilled pork tenderloin, and smashed potato and bacon.

To drink: of course, one bottle of Silver Oak Cabernet and time to call it a night-lesson learned from the night before given we still had 8 hours left to travel the next day and we had to be at the ranch at 12 Noon.