Sioux City in 3 states!

We decided last night to stay at Scenic Campground here in South Sioux City, Nebraska an extra night so that we could spend the day thanking police and firefighters in 3 states! Yes, Sioux City is in 3 different states. There is South Sioux City in Nebraska, North Sioux City in South Dakota, and Sioux City in Iowa. So I learned something new today. We started the morning by going to the combined police and sheriffs office in South Sioux City. On our way in, a State Police  car pulled in and Bill went over to talk. After a few minutes the trooper got out of his car to exchange coins with us

and pose for a picture.

Thank-you for what you do Sargeant Mobley! We met Chief Ed Mahon who welcomed us warmly and was excited by what we were doing. He said it would take some time to get us a patch and he also wanted to call Siouxland News and the Dakota County Star to come and interview Bill. So while he did that, we went over to the South Sioux City Fire Department to say thank-you to them. We traded patches

and got pictures

and enjoyed talking with them. Thank-You guys for what you do! We went back over to the police department and Katie Copple from Siouxland News was there for a television interview and Blake Branch from the Star was there for a newspaper interview. The interviews were very exciting and  pictures were taken and we shook hands all around. Chief Mahon exchanged patches with us

and I made sure to get several shots of everyone.

One of the officers gave me a coin and said we could pass it on to another down the road.

Thank-You sir. Thank-you Chief Mahon for calling the press and being genuinely interested in what we are doing. In Sioux City, Iowa, we met the police chief and several officers; one of which was Ryan Denney, officer of the year! Chief Young exchanged patches and coins

with us and we took pictures together.

Thank-You all so much for what you do!  From there, we drove to the Sioux City Fire Department and happened to be there when there were quite a few men there. They appreciated what we are doing and I got a picture of all of them.

One of the firefighters gave us a new T-shirt,

and we gave him the patch from Jellico, Tennessee.

Thanks guys, and you do have the makings of a great calendar! LOL! On to North Sioux City, South Dakota! We found the Police Department there and met Chief Headid. He listened to our story and exchanged patches with us.

We took a quick picture and were all on our way.

Thank-You Chief for what you do! On our way back to the campground, we stopped at Albrecht Cycle owned by Korey Smith to see if we could find a solution to the discomfort Bill has been experiencing on his bicycle. Korey was very helpful and we bought a new seat and he made the proper adjustments for Bill. Thanks Korey! So we finished the day at the little beach house on wheels and start riding again tomorrow morning. Thank-you for reading.