Road Trip 2013 - Day Six

Today we rode through the Badlands, way out in no where, and tried it find out how far we could go on a tank of gas. Fortunately we stumbled upon a gas station before we found out. Old rule is once again a new rule, ALWAYS FILL UP BEFORE YOU HIT THE ROAD. Seriously, services are few and far between in these parts.

We visited the Minute Man Missile Center and were reminded that we all lived in fear of a foreign terror strike. Gee, there really is nothing new under the sun.

We stopped at Wall, S.D. For lunch. A funky tourist stop that has been a popular stop along the highway since 1931. Very cute story about how it started during the Depression. Cars drove on by until they came up with the hook of giving out free ice water. They still give free cups of ice water. But now they own the entire block with a cafe, string of shops, and a huge dinosaur.

The wind kicked up on our way back. Dave and Bret's hands were going numb from fighting the wind. Gee, please tell me how this is fun. We stopped in Rapid City at the Harley dealer. Huge place. All the people were so friendly. They fixed my communication device. The clip cracked and no longer secured the boom to the helmet. My boom was hanging loose. So annoying. But now it's fully attached, and they charged nothing. So great!

We returned to the hotel, showered, had cocktail hour and then next door for what might possibly be the most horrible dining experience ever.  Less than mediocre food, messed up orders, one didn't get food until the other eight were done, and then they shorted the change. We complained to the owner, but we're pretty sure he was drunk. Then we checked Yelp. Ugh, should have looked before we ate there.

Tomorrow is another day.