The sun is out.

Bob and I are so funny when it comes time to leave some place.  We were both aware that there were something like 4000 rvs getting ready to leave Gillette.  We didn't want to get caught in a traffic jam, so we decided that we would take our time and let most of them leave and then leave around noon.  After all, we only had about 150 miles to go.  We got up at our usual time - 6 am.  Made coffee, had breakfast, showered, did the dishes, and it was only 7:30.  We sat for a while and watched other people leave.  We started to do things slowly.  It didn't matter how slow we wanted to do this, we were still ready to leave by 10 am.  Such is our way. 

Bob was very nervous, afraid of all that traffic.  It was not bad until we got to the gas station.  Then it was crowded and tight.  But we managed to get gas and be on our way without any accidents or scrapes. 

The terrain through eastern Wyoming and western South Dakota is very interesting.  It was very green because of all the recent rain.  But there were lots of rock formations, with lots of color.  (I kept thinking that this was the right place to film a movie.)  The traffic was easy, but every other vehicle was an rv.  Most of them were going a lot faster than us.  We do take our time.  We stopped for lunch and did not think that it was Sunday in the bible belt of the mid west.  The restaurant was packed.  But they moved people through quite quickly.  They also served us quite quickly.  Best of all, the food was terrific.  It was a chain - Perkins, but it was great.

We went through downtown Rapid City South Dakota, but it was easy because it was Sunday.  Then we started up into the hills.  It was an easy drive to get to this destination rv resort, about 2 miles from Mt. Rushmore.  We registered easily, parked easily, and got settled easily.  But it is still over 5000 feet, and Bob does tire easily.  We lost the pin to our tow dolly and will have to find one tomorrow.  Probably will be easy at a hardware store.  We put up the awning.  This is the first time that the awning has been up in a year.  It was quite dirty and moldy.  So I got out our mop and started washing it.  It wasn't too hard and looks much better.  We will let it dry thoroughly and maybe even wash it again.

Meanwhile, the weather here is sunny and was very warm until the sun went down.  We pulled out our chairs and sat outside and watched people.  There is a darling little girl (about 2 or 3) right across the way, and it is great fun watching her. 

Tomorrow the weather is predicting scattered thunder showers, so we will probably do laundry, run errands, and view the sites from the safety of our little car.  Then when the weather gets nicer, it is pool time.