Rained overnight, some thunder too. Today all is going well until lunch. We stopped in Mitchell, SD for lunch and gas, and I needed to add 1 quart of oil today. When I checked the car, one of the tire straps was broken with both sides still in place, but needed to get a new one to continue. Well, in a town with a Menards, TSC, Walmart, 2 auto parts stores, a large supplier of trailer parts and accessories, Cabellas, and more, I could not find a strap that fit my tow dolly. So, I asked about a U-Haul rental place or a trailer sales place and finally found two used ones at the trailer sales place. I drove all over that town, back and forth for about 3 or 4 hours to get them. Now we will make ALL the rest areas to check the car the rest of the way.
Finally got going again. Wanted to visit the corn palace, and Cabellas for a longer time, but had to find those straps. Stopped at one rest area that had a nice overlook, but look out! There might be some snakes along that path. I didn't go any further. Wind switched from the south and started just as hard from the north. We got a little rain, but not much. The picture looks worse than what we had, but I think someone got it. The wind unraveled some of our awning. We will have to pull it down in the morning and roll it back up and hope for less wind. It happened about 4 miles from our nights stop, so we just went slow with flashers on. We got a room tonight and finally some much needed internet service. We have about 4 hours if all goes well to finish up tomorrow. Brandy wants to know if we are there yet. We will have a stop in Rapid City at the walmart for supplies and then climb the hills.
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