Sioux Falls, SD
Well, I finished the podcasts that I had downloaded. Now all the thinking and emotions has begun again. To be honest, it was nice to be a detective with the Serial podcasts to escape from reality for a little while. And it helped the 10 hour drive go by really fast. But now, reality sets in. I am literally in the middle of a cross country move. Like, I am actually doing this. Is it odd that I am this far into it and just realizing that I left Boston just a few days ago? Who cares. Here I am, with Herold of course.
I woke up yesterday to heavy snow in South Bend and thought, "Yep, this is my life right now." I cleaned off about 6-8" of snow from my car. Thank god I kept my ice scrapers and brushes. I left Indiana around noon time and went through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and then arrived in Sioux Falls South Dakota. South Bend Indiana was one of the most odd towns I have ever stayed in. Driving through Chicago was annoying due to traffic and construction. Wisconsin was pretty boring and no, I didn't get any cheese. Minnesota was the most interesting. I probably drove by at least 100 Amish farms, crossed the Mississippi river, saw a bald eagle, drove through a few mountains and caught a really great sunset that seemed to stretch all around me and lasted a long time. The pictures I took don't do any of these things justice. I didn't get a picture of the bald eagle though. That would have been pretty awesome.
Really, that is all that really happened yesterday. I don't even know how many miles I drove - probably around 675 based on Google maps. I really don't like driving at night, I can tell you that. You can't see anything. It's creepy. There was a lot of fog in Minnesota and the people at the gas station seemed odd. I often found myself thinking about the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre last night. Like, if I see a hitchhiker right now I am just going to lose it. Or what if I break down or need to call 911 and then the police are in on it. Or when I was driving though Amish Country (just a name I made up) I thought, "What if they kidnap me and make me a sister wife?" All I could think was, "Get me the fuck out of here!" Then all the sudden I was seeing these spotlights pointed up to the sky. I am thinking is this someone's signal that they take hostages or what? Then I kept seeing them and my heart would start pounding as I got closer - anxious to see what it was. Well, it was just a normal light that looked like a spot light because of all the fog. False alarm. Thank god. Then... civilization. I don't know that I have ever been happier to see a city lit up with all the lights and stores that looked familiar.
My diet has consisted pretty much fast food. I did get Mexican food in - where was I? OH! Stow, OH - so needless to say, my gut is not happy with me. I was really sick to my stomach last night and thought it was all going to end (not really, I am just being dramatic). But I woke up feeling alright. Herold has his regular dog food, treats, which I caught him helping himself to in the car yesterday. I have no idea how long he was mowing down on his treats, but he knew what he did was wrong when I caught him. I share my food with him too - don't judge me.
Wow, I am typing a lot for not a lot that happened. Can you tell that I have been alone without much human interaction? :-/
Today, I am relaxing until checkout time, going to check out Palisades State Park (thanks to Kim's suggestion) and then hitting the road for a five hour drive to Rapid City, SD, which is right next to Black Hills National Forest and Mount Rushmore.
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