So I lost a couple hours today. I forgot about the time change from mountain to central, and then I blew about an hour wandering through one of my favorite parks – Badlands National Park. I guess I’m just an old cowboy at heart, but I find the western plains and mountains fascinating. I expect to see the Lone Ranger or Matt Dillon step out from around one of the bends in the road any minute. Unfortunately, Badlands is so unique, unless you go through the park, you won’t see anything like it anywhere. The trip through S. Dakota was uneventful. I even enjoyed the landscape, although some would say it’s boring. My only complaint was that I-90 has a terrible washboard effect in so many places; I almost couldn’t tell what radio station I was on, it was shaking so badly. The warnings about the road being closed because of drifting snow were finally left behind. Even though I knew what the signs were for, every time I came across one, I was worried that the lights would be flashing and I’d have to return to the previous town. Pretty stupid, huh? I stopped at a rest area as I crossed the Missouri River, and even took some pictures. After looking at them, I realized that unless you know what you’re looking at, you can’t tell the difference between the Columbia, Snake, or Missouri river from a distance. When I cross the Mississippi tomorrow and take a picture of that, I’ll say the same thing.
As I was sitting here typing this, I was on hold with the Wi-Fi supplier to this motel because I couldn’t get connected. When I finally got hold of a live body – who sounded like they were from India – it turns out they were from POLAND! No – not Poland, Ohio – POLAND, like the country. Talk about a world economy.
I’m off to see Jen tomorrow. If she doesn’t have to work on Saturday and I can spend a whole day with her, I may opt to leave for home on Sunday to avoid Chicago traffic. Who am I kidding – Chicago ALWAYS has traffic. Kind of like L.A. I’ll see how it goes and play it by ear. After all – that’s how I’ve done the whole trip.
As I was sitting here typing this, I was on hold with the Wi-Fi supplier to this motel because I couldn’t get connected. When I finally got hold of a live body – who sounded like they were from India – it turns out they were from POLAND! No – not Poland, Ohio – POLAND, like the country. Talk about a world economy.
I’m off to see Jen tomorrow. If she doesn’t have to work on Saturday and I can spend a whole day with her, I may opt to leave for home on Sunday to avoid Chicago traffic. Who am I kidding – Chicago ALWAYS has traffic. Kind of like L.A. I’ll see how it goes and play it by ear. After all – that’s how I’ve done the whole trip.
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