Monthly Archives: July 2021

On the road again!!! The Midwest has “dinosaur gas.” What that means is that certain gas stations have a dinosaur in front of them, and kids climb on those dinosaurs. Today was the day that we finally fueled up at a dinosaur gas station. Sunshine and Atticus have been BEGGING us to stop at every […]

We left Brookings today. I forgot to take a picture of the community pool, so here’s a quick shot of it as we blasted past. So we are on the road again. I think I love Brookings and maybe want to move there. It’s not the most practical place to live. There are some drawbacks […]

I am officially in love with Brookings. Here are the delectable details: Small town feelFarmersAdorable downtownCollege vibe without the clubbing optionsBig stores available (Lowes, Walmart, Joann’s, etc.), but these stores are off the freeway rather than a town feature. You have to drive to them. Perfect selection of needed stores downtown (coffee shops, restaurants, hobby […]

We lived in Brookings today. But first, a cicada came out of its shell on our tire! These guys fill the air with their music and wander around in their sludgy, brown bodies until one day, they pop out, all green and shiny and beautiful! Kiki put this guy on a leaf by the creek […]

Our first full day in South Dakota means our first full day of people watching and trying to figure out whether we could possibly survive in the Midwest. It is Sunday, so we went to church. There is no Anglican parish in this state, so we attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church, which seemed appropriate, […]

Well, we dod start by 6:30. Today is a driving day. Driving days rarely bring adventures. However, they are the days when we rest, read, and see the earth change before our eyes. Sunshine slipped Scoobie Doo into the shopping cart on a supply run, so There was that, too. Our way took us through […]

We stayed at a hotel last night. There are three reasons for this. First, we got in late at night and didn’t want to find a campsite. Second, there was a dust storm that made it hard to breathe. Third, a severe thunder storm and tornado watch followed the dust storm, and while fewer mouths […]

Ft. Collins to North Platte – In which we drive in a day what the pioneers traversed in a month. But first, this is Prometheus Tullius. Or Poseidon. Titan? Maybe Titan. Whatever his name, he is worthy of it. Titan Tullius is a lovely creature. I am not sure that I have encountered a bearded […]

Some people go on nice vacations with their nice, clean children who swim in nice, clean pools, wear nice, clean shoes, don’t bring arrows with them to nice restaurants, and whose lifelong dreams do not include running across a salt flat. We, on the other hand, do not. It’s a rowdy bunch we haul along […]

Warm sun on red cliffs, and not another soul in sight, means we are certainly not in California any more. We broke camp quickly so that we could explore a bit before heading further East. Dispersed camping is a favorite with us. When your family rejects the “civilized kids” paradigm and all the rules that […]