Mitchell, SD - Plankinton, SD (take 2)

I swear I don't do as well with technology as most people my age. I didn't mean to send the post prematurely.

So after the peroxide didn't work we did a measly 25 miles to the small town of Plankinton. We considered another night in Mitchell but we decided that a short day was better than nothing after leaving at 4, and it would set us up to do a reasonable day to Presho tomorrow morning. From there we'll head south and then take highway 44 through the Badlands. We're also eager to cross the Missouri River tomorrow at Chamberlain because we keep getting warned that its at a record high and from seeing flooded fields across the state we don't doubt it.

The ride to Plankinton was uneventful. There was a steady grade but nothing too bad as we were around a 12mph average. The rain made it a bit more interesting and eventually the sky split into stark contrast. On one half you had a dark purple sky with lightning bolts and on the other a bright heavenly sky with massive pillow looking clouds, all the while being under rainy conditions.

And now we lay in "bed" in our tent under a paved pavilion in the town park, which of course is illegal as we've been told but we're not apart of their system here and besides how can cops in a small town like this expect me to take them seriously when I've lived in real towns with real cops before? We'll see if I talk this boldly in the morning. I'm pretty tired now after having read 12 chapters of the book. Only 20 more pages which makes me kind of sad since its the only book I have with me, but its too good to put down, unlike this wordy blog you've been reading for some reason, all five of you (or mom logging in on five computers to make me feel better).

Thanks for joining me today. Sleep well because tomorrow is going to be 80+ miles through pretty empty country. Lots of time for you to reflect on your lives.
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