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Sunday, July 22, 2018. 704a CDT.
27,069 miles
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Today started out with breakfast + CNN, and a few random men watching tv, listening to Trump ramble on. I wonder what kind of political landscape I'm going to drive through on this trip.
I have a feeling the weekends are going to be filled with lots of long driving days, random stops, gas station coffee, and singalongs, none of which I'm mad about.
I first drove to Fergus Falls, MN to see the world's largest otter statue (Otto), got gas in Rothsay, MN for $19.51 ($2.89 a gallon), and had to turn around on the highway to see the world's largest prairie chicken statue.
These little decisions, the ones that I make when I'm free to choose, and have no impact on anyone else, and are exactly what I want to be doing? They make me feel like myself. And that's a feeling that I've lost sight of - not just in the past week.
As I'm looking back on my notes, today was actually a rather epic day! After the prairie chicken, I drove to Bab's Coffee in Fargo, ND, and had a total "Eat Pray Love" moment where I got whipped cream and syrup in my coffee (spoiler: it was MEH and tasted too milky, lol).
Had to get Starbucks later, and stopped to get some (grosssss) red wine and (hopefully less-gross) whiskey as an engagement/thank you present for Lu and Jarrett.
I stopped to see Sue, the world's largest Holstein Cow, which was surprisingly awesome, and on top of an ominous hill, in the middle of ND.
I stopped for gas a little after 3p, in Bismarck, and paid $17.60 ($2.89 a gallon).
The day ended at 430p MDT, in Medora, ND, which is seemingly a South of the Border of the West. It has strong ties to Teddy Roosevelt, and it's in the middle of nowhere, and amazing.
After a hilarious error, in which I called the wrong hotel (but in FL), spoke to a man with the same name as the right hotel in ND, who had a wife of the same name, I was suddenly without a place to stay for the night. Everything in Medora is owned by the town, so the "nice" hotel was able to find me a room at Elkhorn Quarters, which are converted sheeps wagons at the edge of town. It was cheap, and exactly what I needed, even if you could see the ground down the shower drain when the lights were off.
I brushed my teeth and put some wine in my Starbucks cup from earlier, and promptly started exploring town. There were little things along the way that I found incredibly comforting along the way - signs about Milwaukee, a dog named Xena, etc.. It's funny how far these things go when you have nothing to hold on to, and regardless of their significance, they were appreciated.
I found a small bar and had a glass of wine at the bar while I waited for a table outside, and my salad was actually, not that bad. I regretted not getting a side of french fries, but reminded myself I'm going to be sitting a lot this trip, and I probably shouldn't be eating french fries at every meal.
When I said that (dinner) came fast, the waiter immediately retorted that, "That's not the first time a lady has said that to me," and at first I laughed, but then I felt instantly gross, thinking of how many other ladies he's said that to, so dismissed it and finished my salad and decided ice cream was called for.
Medora was kind of amazing - very Dirty Dancing-esque - and the whole town shuts down for the Medora Musical every night (except for ice cream!). I'm sure I could have befriended some people and seen what that was all about, but that's not the point of the trip.
The point of today was to see the Badlands in North Dakota, marvel at them, and walk around with wine in a Starbucks cup. Mission accomplished.
Oh! I also saw someone actually get pulled over today (like, saw the whole thing, which I feel like you never really see?), and passed an Apple Maps truck first thing in the morning, which was pretty cool.
(English)
RE2011-0109-203
24 July 2011
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Canadian Forces athletes participate in the closing ceremonies of the 2011 World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24 July.
More than 200 Athletes from 11 Canadian Forces' CISM Teams will compete at the 2011 CISM Military World Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2011 Games will be held from 15-24 July, and will include competitions for male and female military athletes from around the world.This year’s Military World Games are also called the “Peace Games,” a name which celebrates the role of the Games in promoting the CISM motto of “Friendship through Sport”. The 2011 Military World Games will build peace and friendship by bringing together over 6 000 military athletes, coaches and support staff from over 100 countries. They are the 5th CISM Military World Games to be held, and are expected to be one of the largest and most successful yet.
Photo by Corporal Jasper Schwartz, Imagery Technician
© DND-MDN 2011 (The Department of National Defence of Canada)
18 de Septiembre de 2013, día de la Independencia de Chile. Te Deum Ecuménico de Acción de Gracias en la Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile.
The Peugeot 203 is a medium sized saloon produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot between 1948 and 1960.
The car was exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in 1947, but by then had already been under development for more than five years. Volume manufacturing was initially hampered by strikes and shortages of materials[1], but production got under way in 1948.
The 203 was Peugeot's first new model launched after World War II. During its twelve year production run nearly 700,000 203s of all variants rolled off the assembly line in Sochaux, France. Between the demise of the 202 in 1949 and the launch of the 403 in 1954, the 203 was the only model produced by Peugeot.