Day 8
Our next destination is the Badlands of SD, which is around 800 miles away. We are looking to make it in 2 days. From Rockford we will try to rest for the night in Sioux Falls, SD. As we hit the road we run into Chinook & Santa Ana winds. The ChelseaExpress is not built with aerodynamics in mind. As I write we are being hit by this wind, and I can barely read my own writing. Not much to see except dry flat land for miles.
We try to get off the highway in Sioux Falls, but the exit ramp is closed for construction. The camp site we have in mind is another 15 away, so we ask Lori of GPS for a restaurant en route. She gives us an "Irish Pub" in Montrose.
(Lori, by the way, is the narrator of their TomTom navigation system. I hope.)
Now Montrose is in the middle of noplace with a total population of 400. There are 3 places that catch our eye on Main Street: Irish Pub, Officers Bar and American Legion Post 417. We enter the Irish Bar with a family eating there, so we pull up to a table. A young man comes over to take our order. Sully asks for the special of the day. The young man yells to his father (and the rest of that family) if there are any specials left. "No" is the reply. Sully then asks for a chili. Again, No is replied. We excuse ourselves and head over to the Officers Bar. We are greeted there with a supreme frozen pizza toasted to perfection with beverages. Actually, we had a pretty good time with the locals. From there we thought we would have one more at the "Legion". I had my ID, but we were told that they are only open for functions & weddings and a monthly meeting. On to our campsite.
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