For the record, most of my typing for these blog entries are done while I’m riding in the car. If I didn’t do that, I would never have time once we got to the hotel.
I realize this might sound slightly crazy, but it really doesn’t seem like we have been on the road for 5 straight days. Yes, the days and nights seem to be all the same, but maybe because it has a certain routine to it that makes the time go by. Of course, we are only about 1/3 of the way done with our roadtrip of a lifetime. I hope it continues to go well.
As I mentioned from yesterday’s travels, we witnessed a lot of flooding along I-29 which parallels the Missouri River. It was pretty unbelievable and sad to see what so many farmers and entire towns were dealing with in this region of the country. Even this morning when we headed north towards Sioux Falls, IA there was more flooding that had overtaken parts of towns right along the interstate. Needless to say, I was in awe. And apparently tomorrow we will see flooding again and will more than likely be detoured again in NW North Dakota and at the Canada border. Here's hoping for no rain and an easy detour.
We continue to see what seems like a gazillion miles of corn fields. Now that I see how much corn is grown out here, I’m wondering why corn on the cob isn’t 25 cents an ear ALL the time. Another thing that we have passed a lot of is Indian reservations as well as casinos. Coincidence? Not sure. I have lost count how many but we are certainly in Sioux Indian country.
I’ve been a little surprised that we have not utilized any of the rest areas along the way, but that’s not because we have ignored them… there hasn’t been a need yet and it has been too stink’in HOT. Anyway, yesterday we passed a few rest areas that had road signs saying, “Modern Rest Area Ahead.” As we passed the exit/pulloff, it became very apparent that their definition of “modern” is different from our definition; there were no rest rooms, no buildings, no snack machines… NOTHING. The rest area was indeed just that… only a place to rest (in your car). I guess you just pee in the grass/bushes.
On a different note, I’m in denial that my sweet Abbigail is going to be 2-years old in just two weeks. Where has the time gone? It seems she has grown so fast especially in the recent months as she has become a big sister and taken on a new role. I hope to have a blog dedicated just for her in the very near future.
Day 5 = 325 miles
Total trip = 1755 miles
And just a few cute pics...
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