Saturday, August 6. We were all exhausted and slept in a little bit this morning. But a new adventure awaited us so we loaded the car and said goodbye to Rapid City. If the mall had been on the way, we might have stopped there so that Bubba could say farewell to Abraham and his buddy. She’s still upset (and blaming me) for being lured in on the Seacretspa salt. But, we didn’t pass by the mall so that bon voyage will be left to the imagination (perhaps we should censor it first).
Motel 6
Birthday Road Trip Leg 1
Wednesday, August 3. I decided I had better work in the morning since I only worked a week and a half since Girls’ Camp. At 12:30, I left and picked up my dad, younger sister NJ, and niece Bubba. By 1:30 we were on our way to start our adventure. Since we were getting a late start, our first goal was to get to Casper which is just a little less than halfway to Mt Rushmore. And because Casper was just a pit-stop and not our destination, I decided to skimp on the boarding expense.
We stayed at Motel 6. My first impression of our motel was the front desk clerk sporting a black eye. “That’s comforting,” I thought. Our room was tiny and the reason it was so cheap was immediately apparent. There were no brochures to welcome us to Casper or even the hotel. We also didn’t enjoy the luxury of a microwave, tv guide, or even clock. Internet service would cost extra, hence the late post. That was okay because it all added to the adventure, and also because it was only for one night. We unloaded the car and quickly decided a whole evening in that tiny room with four people would not be pleasant. So, we decided to go get something to eat and sight-see Casper.
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