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Day 33
6/3/18

Another travel day to Rapid City, S.D.  About 30 miles outside of Rapid City is a town called Wall.  Where Wall Drug is located.  Been there since 1931. I think the Wall family owns Wall.  Which consists of a main street with many many shops full of KRAP.  However, my wife decides that we have to see Wall.  Well you see pictures of those ladies in short shorts that are about 100 lbs beyond looking good, well this little town attracts them all.  All the fly over people from the fly over states are here.  Walking around, slurping ice cream and texting.  Some of my favorite things.  Also, many had body art.  For you old geezers, that's a tatoo to you.


We stopped at the local eatery and had a buffalo burger.  Meh!!  Tastes like a beef burger.  Somewhat less fat, but there goes the flavor.  Have checked that off my todo list.

We are now parked at Rushmore Shadows Resort.  If you can call it that.  Quite a come on when reserving a space for the night.  Seems the rate is $70/night, however, if you will just listen to an hour and a half sales pitch to join there organization, the three nights are only $42. total.  Well couldn't pass up a bargain like that.  Soo, we are scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9 A.M. to join others in the convention hall to listen to the pitch and presumably buy in.  How much, I asked?  Oh, all will be explained at the meeting.  I will be spending the rest of the afternoon and tonight steeling myself from buy into this claptrap program.  We'll see how good they are.  Some people can be intimidated, but I don't think I will succumb to the sirens of Circe.  George, correct me if I am wrong.

Sue is off doing laundry, so Gracie and I are contemplating a nap.

After which, a little wine, brie, and crackers sounds tasty.

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