"What do they eat when they can't get hobbit?" -Merry Brandybuck
We stayed in Chicago perhaps longer than we should. And we had to stop in Wisconsin for frozen custard and Packers apparel. So we arrived at our campsite on the bluffs of the Mississippi after dark. If you've never driven seventy (the speed limit, and the speed of traffic) in the dark, on a curvy cliff face over a gigantic river, you probably shouldn't.
By the time we arrived at our campsite, we seriously considered sleeping in the car, but that would have been extremely uncomfortable, so we hustled out to set up our tent and got bitten by about six million mosquitos. Add to that there were no rangers around, the campsite was angled and nearly deserted and our only neighbors had a big dog and foul mouths, it wasn't easy to get to sleep. All too soon our alarm was going off and it was time to fight another swarm of mosquitos to pack up. There were 15 trapped in the car alone after we were done. Oddly, the bathrooms were really nice, so that helped a bit.
Since it's my birthday, we stopped for breakfast at Perkins for my free meal. The manager was extremely nice, and breakfast was tasty.
A few hundred miles put us at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The falls are gorgeous, the walkways are lovely, and we all loved it. I will post some good shots of the park later, and just send the one I took with my phone now. Next stop, Rushmore!
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