Iowa & Nebraska

On Monday, August 31st we traveled 177 miles from Plankinton, South Dakota to where we (eventually) ended up - Scenic Park Campground in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Originally we had reservations to spend 2 nights in Stone State Park by Sioux City, Iowa. We even made it there.

It was a beautiful spot, but ... no sewer, which we could've handled, but also no water or cell service. Which are deal breakers. I was already tired and stressing out and then we realized the only other people in the campground were some incredibly loud and unnecessarily loud old gentlemen. It's a good thing that the guys are pretty chill, because I was just losing it.

In theory I could've gone into town and worked at Starbucks, but I just wanted to leave. So - across the Missouri river and into Nebraska we went.

The view from the Beaver - in Nebraska looking at Iowa

While we were there, we had lunch at the Hard Rock Buffet. The hard rock was mostly a large casino, but they had a few restaurants and a small gift shop. Nothing to exciting, but they had awesome decor!

REAL cassette tapes in the wall!

We went to the Sergeant Floyd River Museum, and to the Palmer's Old Tyme Candy Shoppe.

Aye, aye Cap'ain

I will NOT smile in this ridiculous thing

Can you hear me now?

One of the activities at the Not Back To School Rally is 80's prom night (seriously, how fun is that?!) so we stopped at a (slightly sketchy) Goodwill. I honestly think the boys had more fun trying on possibly-lice-ridden clothing than anything else we've done so far! It was hilarious watching them.

I'm gonna pop some tags

I've noticed over the past week or some crazy loud bugs. They seem to be in trees mostly, and I swear they yell at you. We mentioned it to someone and I guess this is the year of the cicada. And for the record, they are seriously gross. So rather than show you one of those nasty little buggers, here's a pretty (for a bug) guy that Hudson found.

*whispers* he's dead...