Day 17 - Fargo, ND to Mitchell, SD

With the Curse of Nebraska Furniture hanging over our heads we slept in late, finally had breakfast about 9:30 and were on the road at 10:00. I say curse because this winning thing has thoroughly upset our plans on how to get home. First, we have to return to Kansas City to collect and that's in the wrong direction. Second, the guy I have to see isn't available till next Tuesday and that's six days away. In six days we were to be home. Oh well, got to be flexible.

Called Mike yesterday and he said ok to spend a few more days with them back in Olathe. What a great friend. But not wanting to impose too much we started looking for a slow boat back to Kansas. Finally decided on Mitchell, South Dakota for Thursday night. So it was back down interstate 29 to Sioux Falls and then west on interstate 90. We would usually opt for back roads, but Barb wanted to do some laundry and there is a Cabela's to visit a block from the motel.

A couple of things about the Dakotas. Billboards are popular. Very popular. Lady Bird Johnson would not approve. In South Dakota highway fatalities are marked by small diamond signs saying either "Think" or "Why Die". Between Sioux Falls and the North Dakota border, about 170 miles, I counted 47 signs in the northbound lanes. There were two groups of four signs and a number of doubles. I may have missed a few, but the ones I saw work out to one fatality every 3.6 miles.

Laundry is now in the dryer and I need to figure out where to go tomorrow.

To be continued...

Dinner was a C at best. Should have gone back to the steak place we went last year. Oh well. Cabela's on the other hand was very good. Made a small purchase and headed back to the motel. As it stands now we will be heading to Omaha tomorrow. Looks like a short drive so we will probably take some back roads. 347 miles today.

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