The Big Ol' South Dakota Vay-K!
Well, we are home from our vacation to Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was exhausting but totally worth it. We played outside in perfect weather everyday and the kids (and adults) slept hard every night.
Day 1: We were supposed to leave at 3am but I was too excited to sleep so we just left at 1am and drove all day. We got to the park about 3pm mountain time. Plenty of time to set up and have supper and make a fire before collapsing in our tent.
Day 2: Woke to see a bison wandering around 100 yards from the bathroom! Poor Jossy threw up all morning, finally turned around after lunch (she has a nervous stomach, wasn't really sick). Picked up Junior Naturalist guide for J. Went to beach in PM
Day 3: Drove around the wildlife loop where we saw baby buffalos and their mamas, baby burros and their mamas and pronghorns.
Day 4: Trip to Town Bear Country and Mt Rushmore. Got souvenirs, otherwise known as submarines to Zeffy.
Day 5: Gorgeous bike ride that ended at a beach. We all swam with clothes on. Hit a different beach later and then went rock climbing
Day 6: Got up, packed up, left at 9:40 Mtn Time, got home at 1:30 am Central Time. Stopped in Mitchell SD to see Corn Palace and had a really nice time playing outside at rest stop at border of MN.
Whew!
Hope to blog more later...