Saturday, August 2, 2008
Today we completed the long drive to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passing through Wisconsin and Minnesota on the way. Mark is still recovering from a cold. To pass the time, we listened to Artemis Fowl. We enjoyed the book, especially the humor. We then checked in at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel. At the hotel, we enjoyed the waterpark and pool. We all especially enjoyed the water slide. Imagine spiraling around at lightning speed only to be shot out into the pool. What a blast!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
This morning we went to 7:30 mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Meghan was so tired this morning that she accidently wore her pajama bottoms under her dress. Mark had a bout of nausea in church due to the heat. We checked out of the hotel and got on the road on the way to De Smet – where Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up. We spent about three hours there on her Pa’s homestead, experiencing a dugout, shanty, Ma’s little house on the claim, a pony ride, playing with barn kittens, making a button buzzer, braiding rugs, playing a pump organ, washing clothes on a washboard, a covered wagon ride around the grounds, school in the one-room school house and then lunch. Meghan is thrilled with her bonnet and her nine-patch quilt pillow kit. The only way we could leave without a full dress and pinafore was for Mom to promise that they would make them when we returned home.
Then we headed on to Rapid City. On the way, we stopped at the famous Wall Drug Store. It was so overwhelmingly large, it took us a half-hour to find a place to eat. We ended up having buffalo burgers at the Wall Drug café. People watching was very interesting. The Sturgis Rally (Harley heaven) begins tomorrow, so there were tons of bikers and biker wanna-be’s everywhere. Our hotel in Rapid city has a ton of Harley’s parked out front. Tomorrow, they will be heading north to Sturgis, while we head into Wyoming for some dino digging. Both Tom and Meghan are complaining that they are getting sore throats. Mark has always been good at sharing, but this is a bit much.
Today we completed the long drive to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passing through Wisconsin and Minnesota on the way. Mark is still recovering from a cold. To pass the time, we listened to Artemis Fowl. We enjoyed the book, especially the humor. We then checked in at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel. At the hotel, we enjoyed the waterpark and pool. We all especially enjoyed the water slide. Imagine spiraling around at lightning speed only to be shot out into the pool. What a blast!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
This morning we went to 7:30 mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Meghan was so tired this morning that she accidently wore her pajama bottoms under her dress. Mark had a bout of nausea in church due to the heat. We checked out of the hotel and got on the road on the way to De Smet – where Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up. We spent about three hours there on her Pa’s homestead, experiencing a dugout, shanty, Ma’s little house on the claim, a pony ride, playing with barn kittens, making a button buzzer, braiding rugs, playing a pump organ, washing clothes on a washboard, a covered wagon ride around the grounds, school in the one-room school house and then lunch. Meghan is thrilled with her bonnet and her nine-patch quilt pillow kit. The only way we could leave without a full dress and pinafore was for Mom to promise that they would make them when we returned home.
Then we headed on to Rapid City. On the way, we stopped at the famous Wall Drug Store. It was so overwhelmingly large, it took us a half-hour to find a place to eat. We ended up having buffalo burgers at the Wall Drug café. People watching was very interesting. The Sturgis Rally (Harley heaven) begins tomorrow, so there were tons of bikers and biker wanna-be’s everywhere. Our hotel in Rapid city has a ton of Harley’s parked out front. Tomorrow, they will be heading north to Sturgis, while we head into Wyoming for some dino digging. Both Tom and Meghan are complaining that they are getting sore throats. Mark has always been good at sharing, but this is a bit much.
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