Sunday, June 3 and we are off to South Dakota. My plan was to leave by 9. At 10, we pulled out of the driveway...that was okay, because in order to put the pod on top of the Suburban, I had to pull it out of the garage and it was raining until about 9:45.
Here's Chaz ready to drive the trip himself.
Here's Chaz ready to drive the trip himself.
Anyways, after a quick stop at a nearby convenience store for coffee, donuts, breakfast pizza, candy and juice, we were off.
The trip to Watertown was very uneventful. We did hit some serious rainstorms along the way, but I took the cruise control off and slowed to 60 so we were completely safe. :-)
If you ever stop in Blue Earth, MN you will see this 80 foot statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Also, the Country Kitchen is pretty good there too.
We arrived in Watertown, SD about 6:20 pm. Total distance from Dubuque - 490 miles. Gas is $3.24/gal here. Cheapest gas I saw along the way was $2.99 at a truckstop just as you cross into Minnesota from Iowa.
We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express here in Watertown. This is were I stay on business and its nice plus they also have an indoor waterpark. As we unpacked, we realized that the pod isn't completely waterproof, so as Teri took wet clothing to the drier, I took the kids for a quick romp in the waterpark. Happy to report that nobody was seriously injured while I was in charge.
Then it was off to the Casino Speedway for races for the night. What a great time we had!
Earl Benson and his wife Sandy own the "world headquarters of speed" and they do a great job.
Here's some scenes from the night at the track:
Me and Earl
Chaz checks out the action from Tower Terrace.
Me and the kids
Teri and the kids...Noah's new buddy Garret is on the left.
The races ended at 10:30. If you have never been to a dirt track raceway, you really need to go. The noise of the cars, the action and the driving are awesome, especially with the modifieds and the late models...Wow! Teri's comment to me was "We are now official race fans." She loved it and wants to go the Dubuque Fairgrounds when we get back.
We all crashed when we got back to our room at the hotel. Tomorrow, we head for "the hills."
5 comments:
John, Looks like you folks are having a great trip! Dirt tracks are my always my favorite place to see a race! Be safe! Jeff
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