Hey y'all!!!

So we are doing great. We made it yesterday to Sheridan, Wyoming. Saturday night we settled in our hotel after visiting Mount Rushmore and then we had to make some long distance phone calls for insurance and here I am sitting by the desk in the hotel room and it says to dial "9 then 1 then the phone number" So I dail: 9-9-1-800 etc.." The number didn't go through so I hung up only to have the phone at the desk ring back at me so I pick it up and the lady at the front desk is calling to make sure everything is alright because I dialed 9-1-1!! Oh my, how embarrasing. So I explained and then we figured it out. Sunday morning we went to the Baptist church and it was really nice and the people were really friendly. James had a hoot in their babysit with all their toys. Poor kid has been playing with tupperware and boxes the last couple of weeks so you can hardly blame him. The rest of our Sunday was relaxed and it was nice to have a day off from driving. Monday morning we woke up to snow. Beautiful but slippery. Thankfully it all melted really quickly and we safely could drive. Maybe doing some shopping today depends on how far we get! I would love to see what sorts of deals I can find...:)

I know I said pics were coming and they are but not today. I have to download them from Jasper's phone so I'll do it today and post some tonight.

Cheers!

So we didn't make it far today, but we saw lots of cool things! Went to Wall Drug which was definitely quieter because it's off -season, but fun to see. We then headed to Rapid City and got our room for the weekend. Then we parked the trailer and took the truck to Mount Rushmore. That was really cool to see! So glad we just took the truck because the roads were really hilly. I've been there when I was like 14, but don't really remember very well so it was nice to see it again. We had dinner in Keystone and then headed to the hotel. Poor James was so tired. He didn't sleep much today, so he's sleeping like a peach now...Pictures coming soon!
Tomorrow heading to South Canyon Baptist Church in Rapid City. Looks interesting...
Have a great weekend everyone!

Hey y'all!!

We have arrived in Wall Drug and are spending the night here. Tomorrow hope to check out the sights of Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore. Then depending on the time either hoping to drive to Billings or staying in Rapid City for Sunday. Plan is to be in AB around Teusday now seeing as we drive pretty slow...oh well. We enjoy the landscape...

Oh and Irene I found your road!!!....(saw it and HAD to take a pic)

 

Here's a pic of James in the pool too...

 

 

And of course our means of transportation...

 

 

Have a good night all!

 

 

Refund!

Oh and you all must be updated on last post of course!!! Yesterday morning I marched off to the front desk determined to get ALL our money back due to the rusted nail incident. I approached the desk and informed her of the situation and handed her the incident report I had to fill out. She told me sorry about 4 times before deciding to do anything about it...so she looks on her computer and says the price went down half price. "Is that fair do you think?" She asks. "Well," I say, "I had just told my husband that the Best Western was my home away from home and then to have this happen is not nice. And I am expecting. This incident was very disappointing..." (As I look at her with sweet little puppy dog eyes). She looks over at the computer after saying she was so so sorry again and then says, "Well I could take the whole thing off." "Yes please." And that was that! I hurried back to our room to an astonished Jasper who never believed I could get all the money back. Great feeling!! :)

Another day behind us

We slept last night in Sioux Falls in Ramada hotel. Really nice place. Today the plan is to drive to Wall Drug and check it out (yes Irene, definitely!) and then on to Mt. Rushmore and sleep in Rapid City, but that depends how fast we can drive. We have been driving anywhere from 70kms to 90kms. Maximum has been 90. So it's not a super fast pace, but it works. If the roads are really bumpy its a bit rougher but definitely doable, and when the roads are smooth its awesome. I've been meaning to update pics online as we go but it's difficult because I use the hotel computers, but maybe I'll try tonight on Jasper's phone. Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day in the States, so the roads were not as busy. And today is the infamous Black Friday so guess who's off to check out some boots??? (This is what I mean by I hope we make it to Wall Drug today...lol) I think at this pace we will be in Monarch around Monday/Tuesday next week. But hey we don't mind. Not in a hurry and besides we can't drive fast anyways so why try to rush? :)  Well, we're off again - hope to update again tomorrow morning! Take care all!

Update!

Ok update time!

I missed yesterday so here I am furiously typing this morning before Jasper hauls me out to the truck to keep on driving...:) jokes. He's lounging out beside me on the couch reading through flyers for Black Friday. James is beside him "reading" as well (as pieces of the flyers are swerving around me). Oh well, now to talk about what's happened. We went to visit John and Marlies on Teusday and we had a great time. We were glad to be able to spend time with them before we left as well. When we left, I was not feeling so great so we went to the urgent care centre and I found out I had a urinary tract infection and a yeast infection! Joy! Just what I need...:) Not complaining..it could be worse...so off we went and drove for a while, then stopped in Madison and did a quick shopping spree...fun fun. Maternity clothes are way cheaper here. They were an extra 40% off. So I got some stuff and then we kept driving. Headed to our hotel around 8:30 and Jasper took James in the pool and I snapped some pictures. James loved the warm hot tub, but not the kiddie pool. Jasper put him on the little rocking horse that's in the splash pad and he's like looking around like what's this? Get me in the water dad...:) It was cute. Anyways, after, I put James to bed and had a headache and just wanted to sleep and so I headed to my bed. On the way there my foot stepped into something extremely painful. I pulled my foot away quickly, but it was too late. Blood was oozing out of my toe. WHAT? So I looked where I had stepped (kinda under the bed - hard to explain) and pulled out a wooden plank with 4 rusted nails poking out! I was shocked! I looked again and saw another wooden plank with 3 rusted nails! Absurd! So I instantly called down and complained and they came and cleaned it up and told us we would get a discount. Well, we better! Ridiculous! Then I was all worried about my tetanus shot of course....when did I last have it??? AAHH! So I look up tetanus on Jasper's phone and read that 25 to 50% of ppl die when they get tetanus...oh man, bad to read right before I go to bed. But I'm ok and called the doctor this morning and found out I had it in 2008, so phew, I'm covered. Anyways I hope that's all the drama for this trip. We will see and I'll keep you updated! Take care all! :)

Hey everyone!!!

So just wanted to give an update on our travels so far. We ended up leaving later on Monday because Jasper went to get his truck oil changed and came home and hooked the trailer up to the truck and the truck didn't pull near as well. So Jasper went back to the garage and they had a look at the truck and put some stuff in the oil so that it should run better. So that took a little longer than expected. Once we started, the driving went really well, the border went fine and we made it to GR at 11 at night. We are planning to visit John and Marlies this morning and then keep driving. James has been a gem. He either talks to himself or sleeps during the drive. We'll see how he is today! :) That's all for now folks!