I was up before dawn. I couldn't sleep anyway. It was time to hit the road. We had over 900 miles to cover today.
We left the campground around 6:30 a.m. I'd driven the entire trip so far, but around midday, I needed a break. Ma drove for a couple hours while I took a nap.
The return trip was pretty uneventful. We saw lots and lots of motorcycles heading to or from Sturgis, South Dakota. We enjoyed the second Harry Potter book on CD. We lost an hour when we entered the Central Time Zone. We stopped at a few rest areas and got gas when we needed it. We didn't even bother to stop for lunch. We just ate whatever snacks were in the car. We did stop for fast food for dinner.
At about 9:45 p.m., we pulled into the driveway at my parents' house. Ahh, home at last.
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We had such a great trip. No major problems. No significant experiences missed. I got to crawl through the center of the earth and hike to the top of a mountain. I do regret not being able to see a bighorn sheep. But we saw so many other magnificent animals, it's hard to grumble about just that one. I hadn't expected to see a moose, a bald eagle, a wolf, and a grizzly bear. We saw countless deer, pronghorns, elk, and buffalo, too. We fed burros and got drenched by a geyser. The wildflowers were amazing. Even the weather cooperated (for the most part).
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Whenever Ma and I return from our trips, we're inevitably asked where we'll go next. Oh, so many choices! We've talked about Croatia. Or Canada. Or the American Southwest, perhaps joined by Maureen? I've never been to Ireland, England, Spain, or Portugal either. There are several trips that I expect I'll have to do solo, like India, Thailand, China, and Morocco. Would you like to join me?
We left the campground around 6:30 a.m. I'd driven the entire trip so far, but around midday, I needed a break. Ma drove for a couple hours while I took a nap.
The return trip was pretty uneventful. We saw lots and lots of motorcycles heading to or from Sturgis, South Dakota. We enjoyed the second Harry Potter book on CD. We lost an hour when we entered the Central Time Zone. We stopped at a few rest areas and got gas when we needed it. We didn't even bother to stop for lunch. We just ate whatever snacks were in the car. We did stop for fast food for dinner.
At about 9:45 p.m., we pulled into the driveway at my parents' house. Ahh, home at last.
***
We had such a great trip. No major problems. No significant experiences missed. I got to crawl through the center of the earth and hike to the top of a mountain. I do regret not being able to see a bighorn sheep. But we saw so many other magnificent animals, it's hard to grumble about just that one. I hadn't expected to see a moose, a bald eagle, a wolf, and a grizzly bear. We saw countless deer, pronghorns, elk, and buffalo, too. We fed burros and got drenched by a geyser. The wildflowers were amazing. Even the weather cooperated (for the most part).
***
Whenever Ma and I return from our trips, we're inevitably asked where we'll go next. Oh, so many choices! We've talked about Croatia. Or Canada. Or the American Southwest, perhaps joined by Maureen? I've never been to Ireland, England, Spain, or Portugal either. There are several trips that I expect I'll have to do solo, like India, Thailand, China, and Morocco. Would you like to join me?
