Saturday, July 14, 2012

Today we began the trek home, but not without some more fun stops on the agenda, and hopefully some that are not planned.

Tom, disregarding our multiple request to go back to Mt. Rushmore before we left, headed us out on our way home.  In our defense we really didn't get quality time in the gift shop, and, well, there's ice cream there as I think I've mentioned.

Oh well.  Motivation for the next trip.

The drive back out through South Dakota on I90 was pretty much the same as the drive in: flat, windy, cows, corn, cheesy roadside attractions.

Since we had seen everything on the way in we decided just to forge through, just stopping for potty and food breaks.

We also stopped at a Cabela's to stretch our legs and give Tom a break.  Not too exciting but you wanted every detail!

Other than that we headed straight to Sioux Falls where we had decided to stop for the night.

This is a break from tradition for us.  Usually we drive until we get tired and then look for a place to stay.  It usually takes another 2 hours to actually find a place, and then we're tired and hungry and ready to kill each other.

We actually booked the hotel the night before because we weren't sure about our plans for our return trip. This is a positive change.

We found a fun Mexican place for dinner and Doris and I had Margaritas, she a strawberry and me a fun watermelon!  Yum!

Although the trip from Rapid City to Sioux Falls was pretty uneventful we all accomplished a lot.

Doris caught up on some reading on her iPad, I caught up on my blog writing, Reese began drafting a multi-scene play, and Tom drove us over 300 miles.

Since this post is short, I'll share with you the combined disdain the four of us now have for the GPS guy in Tom's phone.

He HATES it when we don't listen to him.  You can't even get off the road for a quick break without him relentlessly bitching at us.  Excuse my language.  When we got off in Hartford, SD to eat he really got peeved, and I quote verbatim:

"Now turn right on First Street"
"Now turn right on Second Street"
"Now turn right on Third Street"
"Now turn right on Fourth Street"
"Recalculating route"

The guy can't let go.  We're not taking him next time.

On to Iowa tomorrow!