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Badlands National Park
It was another leisurely get-up this morning, but I was still up relatively early. We planned on leaving late because we wanted to visit Mt. Rushmore after dark. A few friends suggested we go after dark. We would leave down the road we had arrived on the first day to see things now in the…
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From an Iron Mountain to a Windy Cave
After the long road trip, we slept in with no alarms set. I still got up a bit early but headed straight to my spot for my usual routine thus far: coffee, fire, post. I brought my coffee mug, which a friend gave me for Christmas. Amanda laughed at me for wanting to carry it…
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North Dakota Road Trip
It would be a long day, the longest of this trip, so I was up early. I usually get ready after Amanda; I gauge my time by where she is in her routine. Getting ready first gave her uninterrupted time to get ready, with no steaming mirror while putting on makeup! Today, I took a…
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Custer State Park
I woke up early, and I couldn’t go back to sleep, so I put on a pot of coffee. The view out of the cabin was astounding, with the A-frame tucked up in the woods on the side of a hill. Then I went upstairs to a sitting area with a nice chair and worked…
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South Dakota bound
Up by six, we meet our friend for breakfast a little after eight at his favorite spot. It was good to see him and catch up; he was mad we didn’t stay with him in his guest room. I didn’t realize his son had moved away, but I’m not much for arbitrarily asking to stay…
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Omaha or bust
As we left the office and walked back to the room, Amanda had to point out everyone who had coffee! Under protest from Amanda, we waited until north of town to get coffee: a Chick-fil-A breakfast sandwich for me and Starbucks for us both. Once we got on the road, Amanda had a pre-coffee Power…
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All Good News
We were up early to walk over to our appointment, hoping to be seen earlier than anticipated. We walked in, and someone said, “Didn’t we see you yesterday?” I went straight to my spot in the waiting room. It’s in the back corner. It doesn’t have a view of the TV, but I can survey…
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Almost South Dakota bound
Well, since the railroad can manage to keep me up all night even when I’m not working, I figured I could update you on our South Dakota trip. Around 4 am, the railroad called to ask if I wanted to go to work. I hadn’t checked the board, so I didn’t know if I was…
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Test day
I’m learning new things with our hotel this trip. The medical rate was a great find, and we took the shuttle to Amanda’s radiology appointments this morning. It’s a few miles away, and I just didn’t want to drive and deal with the hotel valet or parking at the other location. I’d never seen the…
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Medical or Pleasure
Having a hospital trip mixed with a vacation isn’t that bad for us. Sadly, hospital trips were our vacations for over a decade! Since Amanda first got sick all those years ago, we only went on two trips for pleasure. One cruise, just after her first pacemaker, which I had to call to get approval…
