It took us about 3 hours, but we made it to Iowa! We decided upon Rock Rapids, because it was on the way to our final destination of Sioux Falls, SD. We drove down Main street looking for likely candidates for dinner, and found Sully's Grill. GOOD LAWD. It was kind of weird demographically, in that Lizzie and I were the youngest people by about 50 years, and I am old (MY BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, WITH NO VOMITING THIS TIME--SEE ITALY TRIP.) The waitress told us to get the ribs, and so we did. AND THEY WERE DELICIOUS. We got the super baby portions, because otherwise it'll put the hurt on us (the hurt=when food does bad things to you. any kind of bad thing, from heart burn to powering through your digestive system in 35 minutes which is poor form on a road trip) but it was cheap and delicious--exactly what we expected from Iowa. After using the restroom (PEE IN AS MANY STATES AS POSSIBLE) we took off for South Dakota, stopping at the Wal-Mart for supplies (see picture below) avoiding the oodles of casinos on the way, and now we're hunkered down because there are tornado warnings. If I die, someone needs to go to my apartment and scrub the tub because I didn't get a chance to do that before I left, and I don't want people thinking I'm a slob. OH SHIT, I DIDN'T MAKE MY BED EITHER. SOMEONE GET ON THAT FOR ME. Off to the badlands tomorrow, should the tornadic activity pass on by.
WTF, they sell vodka at Wal-Mart in IA? Unexpected. I hope you enjoyed your vodka & Sierra Mist cocktails :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is very common when traveling through smaller towns in the midwest/plains state to be the youngest people, or to be the only ones who are not from there. Some people may talk to you, but most people will stare at you, and might even go to the window to check out your license plate. They will try to remember if you look like the citified daughter of anyone they know or are related to. Fact.
I think the Wal-Mart was actually in glorious South Dakota, where we were greeted by a young man who had a shirt on that said "I poop rainbows." I think he needs to lay off the food with high food-coloring content.
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