Wednesday, July 15

Driving. That's all today was. A whole lot of driving. We actually didn't do 470 miles, but instead did 480-so miles instead. The scenery, though, was fabulous. We have now breached the vast expanse of land that is the Great Plains. However, given its current state, it was more plain-like in the Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves" - era Great Plains, like in the movie. But enough of that. We are in Iowa, just across the border from Omaha, Nebraska. We have a beautiful campsite alongside a lake, with a cornfield just to the east of us. Poplars are the most numerous tree, but the occasional willow droops down to grace the park.

Tomorrow, we will drive 400 miles to the city of Interior, South Dakota, which lies in the Badlands. It is close in proximity to Mount Rushmore, so expect to hear from us soon on that subject. Aside from completely different scenery than the Great Plains, tomorrow will be quite similar today: with miles to go before we sleep. By the way, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, you asked me how I got the chinese characters on the blog post; the answer lies in Google Translate. I understand that you are adopting a Chinese girl, and Google Translate could be an extremely helpful tool for you. All you have to do is search up "Google translate" on Google, and click on the first search result that is not highlighted in a peach color, and then use the tool to your heart's content. Now, as Koreans say, 안녕히 가세요. Or, in English, goodbye.