Napping in Rapid City

Today was another hot hot day. We went to the local Harley dealers big Sturgis bash this morning bought a few things then headed back to the hotel to take a nap through the hottest part of the day. After a little nap we headed back to the dealership and bought the hardware we needed to wire up the trailer lights to the bike. Yahoo!
After that we headed to Sturgis for a few drinks and a good quick dinner. We went to the famous bar One Eyed Jacks, all in all we've been eatting healthy believe it or not. We're making an early night of it tonight, we want to be on the road early in the morning. We're shooting to be on the road by 6am, and get some miles in before it gets too hot.
Things are going well, we're having a great time together. Lots of laughter and just plain having a good time.
Next destination.... Cody Wyoming!

And...

Jen we forgot to add in the last blog. We found some equiptment for you to use in the Parlor, it's used but I think we can get a good price for it for you... and by the way..Tim said that was a non alcoholic jello shot!

Hot Springs and Cascade Falls

We decided to stay in Rapid City for a few days. It's close to alot of the things we wanted to see here. Sorry about no blog last night but it was a late one. We spent the day riding to sites nearby. We went to Hot Springs looking for the hot springs and found out, the springs are warm and it costs to swim in them. We did see a warm creek, that was part of the springs.
Then on to Cascade Falls,not a big water fall like I thought, but a small water fall were the water was clear and cold. We should have brought our suits, the temps were in the 90's again. We ended our day in a movie theater to watch The Dark Knight. It was a great day.*note to myself, do NOT drink alcohol when your hot and it's hot outside* Not pleasant. Hey.. did I mention, WE'RE ON VACATION!!!!

The Really Bad,Badlands

We started the day after a good nights sleep. The day heated up quickly, which started a string of set backs due to the Harley over heating. So much for the new bike being reliable. When the temps reached the high 90's the bike decided it was too hot. We had to take a few breaks for the bike to cool off some. That set us back a few hours of travel time. We decided to go though the Badlands. It was really beautiful, and hot. Real hot, so hot in fact that Tim tried to steal poor lil Sprouts' beer right out of his hand. Gee Whiz Tim! The real challenge was finding a hotel room in Rapid City....we almost gave up hope when we found a smaller family run motel,small but clean. Well folks it's time to relax, have a beer and get some sleep. Love you all

Day One Sioux Falls S

Sorry no picture with this post.It's late and we're both very tired. We started the trip five hours late. We were up late working on the trailer hitch. Morning came too soon and we were finially on the road by 10:30. We decided to stop in Johnsons Creek for breakfast and discovered the dust cover came off a wheel on the trailer,axel grease all over the place. Thank god there was a Farm and Fleet a few miles away. 15 dollars later and a little elbow grease(no pun intended) we were on our way.

We were off on our trip later than we planned but all went well from there. We saw beautiful skies with clouds so low it looked like you could reach out and touch them, a breath taking sunset and a chicken on the side of the highway looking like it was trying to cross it. We just missed storms only getting the wet pavement left behind. We found one Eyota, and a Canadian along the way along with finding the road to Knowledge(pictures to follow) . That's it for tonight we are enjoying a gourmet late dinner from Cafe Subway.

Love to all our friends and family, I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow, sorry the cords to upload the pictures are in the tourback on the bike and I'm too tired to go back out and get them.

Tell I write again,,

Tim and Margaret

Countdown

Only a few days away. So much to do and not so much time. We're both looking forward to the sites, the friends and the memories. Cody watch out. Here we come ready or not!

I know we're not on our vacation yet but I thought I 'd stick in a picture from the Tomahawk Rally last year. It was such a cold ride up there and back home. I decided I will never complain about being too hot on the bike after riding for 5 hours in middle 30's temps. Chills me just to remember. See that smile on my face? It's saying I'm freezing my butt off, and trying to look like I'm having a good time. Riding through sleet,rain, and freezing winds to get up there. Can't beat that for fun!

Wanna Watch?

I'm going to be updating this site hopefully daily on our trip. I wanted my family to know what we are up to along the way since Tim and I have no plan on our trip other than to get to Cody Wyoming sometime along the way. I hope to post pictures on a daily basis, with a short note everyday how things are going along the way.