2023 march 24 Friday sioux falls morning
woke up early . 5:30, but went to bed the night before at 9, so that’s fine. the #2 call of nature was not going to wait until 7 when CB opened, so I used the porta potty. Success! it’s cramped in the camper, but I was able to move 1 of the 2ft x 2ft cushions out of the way and do the nasty. Even managed to use my portable bidet without making a mess.
anyway, I was hungry, and CB didn’t open until 7a.m., so I just packed up and went down the street to McD’s.
less driving today . About 350 miles to Badlands, 5.5 hours with timezone change.
Stopped in Mitchell to see the corn palace. Actually a nice community center/ basketball court. google it.
swung by Cabela’s got a solar lantern and a few key ring clips
Badlands was pretty. beautiful weather. mid 50’s, sunny, no crowd. walked a bit. saw a large horn sheep. got an amazing camp spot fo the night too. just outside the west entrance behind the radio towers.
my view for the night
I did take a shower when we got to camp felt great. First shower since starting the trip. I did use shower wipes each night. they help. The Geyser sponge shower is great for camping though. Fill it halfway with ambient temp water, boil 1 liter, pour it in, top off to 3 liters. Plenty for a 5 minute shower. with the wind I had to strap one pole to the passenger side mirror. worked fine. thankfully the wind died after the sun went down.
2023 march 24 Friday sioux falls morning
woke up early . 5:30, but went to bed the night before at 9, so that’s fine. the #2 call of nature was not going to wait until 7 when CB opened, so I used the porta potty. Success! it’s cramped in the camper, but I was able to move 1 of the 2ft x 2ft cushions out of the way and do the nasty. Even managed to use my portable bidet without making a mess.
anyway, I was hungry, and CB didn’t open until 7a.m., so I just packed up and went down the street to McD’s.
less driving today . About 350 miles to Badlands, 5.5 hours with timezone change.
Stopped in Mitchell to see the corn palace. Actually a nice community center/ basketball court. google it.
swung by Cabela’s got a solar lantern and a few key ring clips
Badlands was pretty. beautiful weather. mid 50’s, sunny, no crowd. walked a bit. saw a large horn sheep. got an amazing camp spot fo the night too. just outside the west entrance behind the radio towers.
my view for the night
I did take a shower when we got to camp felt great. First shower since starting the trip. I did use shower wipes each night. they help. The Geyser sponge shower is great for camping though. Fill it halfway with ambient temp water, boil 1 liter, pour it in, top off to 3 liters. Plenty for a 5 minute shower. with the wind I had to strap one pole to the passenger side mirror. worked fine. thankfully the wind died after the sun went down.
