Forgot to post this yesterday, but better late than never. I'm currently in the middle of this leg, somewhere just past Emporia, Kansas, in a Holiday Inn Express with free wireless (or rather, with wireless built into the room price when compared to nearby competitors). Close to the halfway point. I think this leg will just about double my miles to date, but I'll know for sure when I hit Austin tomorrow.
That is a pretty long leg you just took. My father lives in Emporia, so, while you are there I welcome you to enjoy the fine smell that permeates the town from it's chief industry: Meat Packing.
HERE HE COMES!