Sistah Pat

Yesterday was a long day of driving.  Those kind of days are difficult on the diet!  Food storage is very limited and it’s hard to keep any kind of fresh stuff around.  When we’re on the road, the only stops tend to be at Pilot or Flying J truck stops and we have to run in and grab something while DH pours a never ending river of petroleum down Manny’s gullet.  Of course, the pickings are pretty slim.  They usually have fried chicken and potato wedges, a pizza counter, and lots of hamburgers and hot dogs.  I bought 8 pieces of fried chicken around lunchtime yesterday with wedges and rolls.  I only ate a chicken wing and had some cherries in the refrigerator.  We wound up here at Devils Tower late last night with the KOA campground being the ONLY sign of civilization within 25 miles.  So, we were raiding the pantry to find something for dinner.  There were a couple boxes of Kraft spaghetti mix and some frozen garlic bread so that was dinner.  I only ate a little of the spaghetti and skipped the bread but I’m dying for some fresh food today!  Munched on some more cherries before hitting the bed.

We have lots to see today but not too far to travel.  We’ll be hitting Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial and spending the night in Wall, SD.  Before that, we want to get some pictures of Devils Tower.  I tried dancing in the moonlight with the maracas last night to summon the UFO but the campground manager made me stop because he said I was doing a rain dance.