Winding Down

Today marks our last day in Deadwood, but not the last day of vacation. There was a guy on the local news last night being interviewed, and he said that the best part of coming to Sturgis was the trip out and the trip back home. I'm not sure that riding hell bent for leather is better than seeing Mount Rushmore, but tomorrow we begin the trip back home.

I can only hope the weather is as perfect as it was today. There's not a cloud in the sky which is oh so blue, and the temperature is a very pleasant 80 degrees. It just doesn't get any better than that. Hope, too, that the nephews are experiencing similarly good weather on their trek home.

Tom rode 900 miles after leaving yesterday morning to end up somewhere in Davenport, IA, and is very likely home by the time I'm typing this. Jim got his bike back this morning from the Harley dealer in Rapid City who told him they couldn't find anything wrong with it other than the computer that runs the darn thing "must've burped!" Oh well, he's satisfied and well on his way by now, too.

Today, Cheryl and I rode back into Sturgis which was only a bit thinner in crowds on this the last day. Last minute "shopping" for must haves like Sturgis t-shirts and the like occupied us for a few hours. We're going back into Deadwood for dinner tonight, and may play a few of the omnipresent slot machines to ensure we leave even more dollars behind.

We both remarked what a wonderful trip this was for us, and even better than when we came in 2008. I think it was because we had these extra couple of days and didn't have to jam everything we did in 5 days. The weather wasn't quite as cooperative this time around, but we certainly had a very relaxing and wonderful time with our biker brethern.

I'll post again tomorrow night after we get to our first overnight, Sioux City, IA, about 490 miles - an easy jaunt - from here in Deadwood. See you then!