May 7. After another picture perfect weather morning we headed off to South Dakota. The trip was accompanied by my first fast food stop at McDonalds for a burger and frozen Coke. I know its not healthy but it kept me going. Lots and lots of farm land and open spaces. At one point on this day or the next Jo looked at me and said the horizon suddenly was huge. I knew I was feeling that things were getting different and she was right. We could see horizon across the fields in our entire field of view but also turning right and left. The horizon was at ground level 360 degrees. Amazingly different.
If I havent mentioned it before I hate cement roads. It baffles me how repairs of sections on these can not be level,. It’s liquid guys why are there waves in it. Coming out of Kansas and in Kentucky I was sure every cabinet and the refrigerator would be open the way the trailer and truck were jumping up and down. Or maybe torn off the walls, Other than a cutting board that sits on top of our sink for more counter space nothing was on the floor that wasnt supposed to be. And the last 20 miles or so they were redoing the cement road completely tearing it up and rebuilding it. That meant however we shared the two eastbound lanes with oncoming east bound traffic in verrrrry narrow lanes. A little white knuckling but when we got back onto newly built road it’s going to be worth it. Smooth cement.
It was great to get off the wavy rough cement and park when we got to our campground. Checking in with the very nice owner I learned they also lived in Florida in the winter. They left for their home in South Dakota in April and had several feet of snow on the ground when they got to SD. When we were there it was in the 80’s, fruit trees were in blossom at our campsite and no bugs. Oh and she gave me two chocolate cookies as a welcome gift. My favorite. Oh and the title above refers to the name of the campground, Dakota “Sunsets” RV Park and Campground. Great overnight spot.
Bill and Jo’s Road Trip 