Here is a great lesson in marketing. While in South Dakota, I noticed a couple of "Wall Drug" signs along the freeway. One would say, "Deputy on Duty at Wall Drug." Another would say, "Free cup of coffee and a donut for newlyweds at Wall Drug." Is it a city? Is it a drugstore? As we headed out of Rushmore towards Minnesota, the signs for Wall Drug started to increase. Suzi said her mother asked if we would be stopping by there.
The last thing I wanted to do was take a detour during a travel day, but we couldn't help ourselves. We just had to find out what Wall Drug was. We took the exit and parked in the RV lot. We noticed there were busloads of people coming to see this place. It was like a little town out of Mayberry.
They have everything at Wall Drug - - Cafe, drug store, chapel, western apparel, etc.. We explored and learned something about how this all started (Suzi can tell you more about this than I can). We got a donut and headed back on the road.
As for pictures...I took several only to learn that I forgot the replace the CF card in the camera. Man....those were some good pictures too. Oh well....praise God.
Also...South Dakota is a very long state! If you want to know what keeps us sane - first, we thank our friends the Clavellis, who gave us presents to open on each travel day. Way cool. We have also learned to count the cars on the trains as they go by (our records is 138), describe what you see in the clouds, we play football at the rest stops, and much more. Perhaps we will write a book on this topic for other families wanting to take such an adventure. Freemans...you game?
We try to start our days with a song from Salvador - Lord I Come Before You. A total blast. We each take an instrument and we do some serious air jamming/praising.
Lastly, we stopped at the Minnesota state line and took some pictures of the kids straddling two states. Michael kept asking, "How do you step on two different states?"
We managed to drive into Welcome, Minnesota. Turned out to be a great camp site - Good effort Suzi!
The last thing I wanted to do was take a detour during a travel day, but we couldn't help ourselves. We just had to find out what Wall Drug was. We took the exit and parked in the RV lot. We noticed there were busloads of people coming to see this place. It was like a little town out of Mayberry.
They have everything at Wall Drug - - Cafe, drug store, chapel, western apparel, etc.. We explored and learned something about how this all started (Suzi can tell you more about this than I can). We got a donut and headed back on the road.
As for pictures...I took several only to learn that I forgot the replace the CF card in the camera. Man....those were some good pictures too. Oh well....praise God.
Also...South Dakota is a very long state! If you want to know what keeps us sane - first, we thank our friends the Clavellis, who gave us presents to open on each travel day. Way cool. We have also learned to count the cars on the trains as they go by (our records is 138), describe what you see in the clouds, we play football at the rest stops, and much more. Perhaps we will write a book on this topic for other families wanting to take such an adventure. Freemans...you game?
We try to start our days with a song from Salvador - Lord I Come Before You. A total blast. We each take an instrument and we do some serious air jamming/praising.
Lastly, we stopped at the Minnesota state line and took some pictures of the kids straddling two states. Michael kept asking, "How do you step on two different states?"
We managed to drive into Welcome, Minnesota. Turned out to be a great camp site - Good effort Suzi!
2 comments:
Well lets be nice about South Dakota!! One of us lived there for close to 7 years in Rapid City and loved it!! Glad all is well and great blog!!
Mr. Decker
The Freeman's will be game when the time comes! I'm looking for long car trip ideas other than what we usually do. You must've been reading my mind when you listed those activities. Loving it! Keep the list going, please...!
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