Eleven of us on ten bikes made the ride together from Salina. Wilson probably hasn't had so much excitement since the last Czech Festival as today when around 30 ROMEOs descended on the Made from Scratch cafe for lunch. 
It's a good thing they had us in our own room because it was a pretty loud bunch. Like old mountain men at the spring rendezvous we greeted each other and caught up with what everyone had been doing over the long, hard winter.
The ROMEOs Have Arrived
Most everyone made for the daily buffet, at $6.50 it was hard to beat fried chicken, ham, real mashed potatoes, veggies and salad and rolls. For the more discerning there was the menu and I spotted potato chips that looked home made. 
The buffet line was a little confusing for some of the older ROMEOs and at least one was seen eating his meal out of a bowl. No one noticed if he was using a spoon or a fork.
Before leaving the Czech capital I stopped by the local Post Office to visit an old friend who is the postmaster and on the way back to the cafe I meet Richard and Joyce on their way to capture a virtual cache in Joyce's never ending quest to become the queen of geocaching.
It was the old Wilson Jail, a unique building built out of native limestone. These little rides are always more enjoyable if you can soak up a little local history.
It's a good thing I had passed on the delicious looking pies after lunch because a few of us couldn't pass by the Dairy Queen in Ellsworth without stopping. It was definitely feeling like nap time as I rolled back into town.
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