Day 35 - Sioux Falls KOA in SD

Today we got a later start then then normal for a travel day. The Gremlin was up to its old craziness. It directed us South to go North. Google wanted us to make a U-Turn, so we pulled over and checked the route the Gremlin was taking and just let it direct us. I checked My Pilot app and figured that the station would be at the next exit off I-90. So we went there to get diesel, and propane.
MIL and I went into the store. I was looking for the Nemo banana bread cakes we got in Nevada. They did not have them. MIL was able to get what she was looking for. DH had me get him a high-test Diet Coke. While DH was getting the propane tank filled I told MIL we had to get out. It was windy! She and I used the motorhome as a shield to break the wind. Weatherbug said it was 10mph but it felt like a lot more.

We opted not to stop at the Badlands or Wall Drug due to time constraints. Last time we went to Wall Drug in 2002 we had to park in a field, unhook our mini van and drive into Wall and look for parking at Wall Drug. Then we drove down to the Badlands. We were on this washboard type dirt road and I guess the jarring caused the transmission to get stuck in low gear. We didn't have any phone service and we could only travel 20mph. At some point our youngest daughter's cell phone got service. DH used it to call the Chrysler dealer in Rapid City. It was July 3 and the service department said they could get us in but we had to get there ASAP. Well it took an hour and half to get out of the Badlands and back to the motorhome which was in Wall, South Dakota. We hooked the mini van up to the back of the motorhome and drove to the Rapid City Chrysler Dealer. They stayed overtime to fix the minivan.

In our travels today, I saw a sign for Belvidere, SD. We did drive through it to see what was new since 2002. Not much has changed. We saw a horse near the road tied to a fence. Goats in a fenced area and what looked like a Borzoi dog.

DH and I had Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches for lunch today. Several exits after lunch I had DH pull over and I switched with MIL. At some point DH and MIL went to see the Lewis & Clark exhibition. I stayed in the motorhome sleeping.

At some point I woke up to a tractor trailer blaring its horn and giving DH the finger because DH passed the trucker on an upgrade. Then the trucker didn't have enough horse power to pass DH who was using cruise control. The trucker is apparently an "unmentionable" as this blog is Rated PG.

I saw signs for the Corn Palace so I suggested to DH to ditch the trucker and take MIL to see the  Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. We had been to it in 2002 when DH saw signs for it. At this point in time I can't remember if we went into it or not. It's a building which is hard to describe. It is decorated with corn kernels, corn cobs and husks. It is worth seeing at least once. It worked as we lost our trucker friend.

We decided on the Sioux Falls KOA for tonight. Anyone who knows me, I love KOA campgrounds. I had wracked up points on all my stays. I redeemed 25,000 points for $25 dollars off my stay tonight. DH had asked me what I got for the points which I had no idea as I couldn't get the KOA app to work. It didn't recognize any of my emails. So as a result, I just use their main website to make reservations.

DH grilled chicken thighs and I made Rice of Roni Chicken & Mushroom. We also had salad. If DH doesn't snack on the leftover chicken thighs, we will have them for dinner tomorrow night.

Tomorrow we leave early for Forest City, Iowa.