Best Western Plains Motel Wall

... just as i ran over. No visible damage.
-Incredible scenery at Badlands
-the twisty roads were excellent!!
-Had yummy 'Indian Taco' at local family diner in Wall. It's fried dough
bread (bannock) topped with refried beans, ground beef, salad and
cheese.

Summary:
Successful riding day! 771 kms exact! Redeemed ourselves after yesterday's incident. On schedule once more.

... worked for awhile until the kids were incredibly hot in the van with the windows closed, and we all huddled into the tent together. The wind was incredibly fierce and we all laid still a good portion of the night, wondering which gust would be the one to carry us up into the night sky, never to be seen. But eventually morning came and we had made it. We were alive. The sky was a beautiful blue. Time to pack up and get back on the saddle.

It was a bit rainy in the morning when we left Rapid City. We decided to stop in Wall, South Dakota to see the "famous" Wall Drugstore. I saw signs for it all along I-90 through South Dakota. Turns out it is a collection of cheesy gift shops for the most part. Still, it was a good way to ...

... was the least expensive of all we called- it is only about 2 blocks from the famed Wall Drug, we headed down there and walked around for a couple hours. Finally the stale cheeseballs hit Jack hard and we hustled back to the room. Now we are getting settled in for the night, watching a show about bear attacks.....Nick can't wait to sleep in the tent now!

I can't figure out pictures yet, I will keep working on that !

Next stop in our “excellent adventures” was Badlands National Park in South Dakota. We experienced great weather when we were there (a rare occurrence so far!!). Our campsite was a simple pull-through with no hook-ups but a spectacular view of nearby rock formations. We only spent one night but we had plenty of time to drive through the park the afternoon we got there and the ...

... it was like. Well it was a big tourist place! I don't really know what the point of it was other than for people to buy stuff. We looked around, bought some souvenirs, and took a lot of pictures. It was actually really expensive and very touristy. But we still had a good time. Eventually we all had something to eat, got back in the RV and kept driving.

... dinner and getting fortune cookies! (my trip has been so far accurately predicted by these little chinese wonders! Lets just hope this one comes true!) After this we all descended upon the bar after some drinking in the grounds. Let me be clear it was not intended to be so chaotic but it ended with every single person off the bus on the dance floor absolutely steaming!! It was brilliant, a total night of chaos and drunken dancing and karaoke (not partaken by me). The ...

... rings, but we didn't try those. We enjoyed watching as most people felt trying to get to the second ring. There was one boy there who we nicknamed "monkey boy" who just swung from ring to ring and sometimes would almost do a flip as he swung. After a few hours of swimming, it was lunch time. So we left the calming waters of Evans Plunge and ventured into downtown Hot Springs. We ate at a little place ...

... dodgy or something!! (a bit like pulling over a Scouse or a Glaswegian) So he checked me out and then said that he should seize my van and remove the plates - AAAHHHHH........ However as I was about to leave the state he would not do that, so long as I kept on going. So talk about being run out of town - I can now say that I have been run out of the State of South Dakota! I headed for Devils Tower and 'holed up overnight'..... like Jessie James or Billy the Kid!!

... into South Dakota, smooth as a baby's bottom. SD gets a bad rap, it is actually quite pretty. The goal for the day was Badlands National Park, and it did not disappoint. Rolling prairie suddenly turns into jagged, sandstone spires and cliffs. The desolate park also had a huge amount of wildlife just casually doin their thing. Deer, porcupines, huge turkey vultures, prong-horned ...