Sometimes we have to take a day for “maintenance” so that’s what happened Thursday. Mr. Blue needed his face waxed so Jim did that while I did laundry. Then we vacuumed, cleaned carpet spots, grocery shopped and sat outside watching the sunset. We got in a couple of bike rides and a good dinner with leftovers for the road trip.
Today was 215 miles to Oacoma, SD where we stopped at the Oasis campground. While it is freeway close (zoom, zoom) we have a great view of the Mighty Missouri River. The trip from Rapid is a whole lot of nothing. Rolling golden hills ad infinitum. As we got close to the Missouri the hill color changed to green, field crops appeared and trees dotted the landscape.
The park we’re in is OK for an overnight but I wouldn’t call it a destination. Tomorrow being Saturday I started to call ahead to see what’s available and had a spot of bother finding a place. So I reserved at Flying Goose Campground and hope it will be satellite friendly. Maybe we’ll stay a couple of nights there.
We had yummy leftovers for dinner of the Deviled Beef I made a couple of nights ago. I love it when there are plenty of leftovers so I don’t have to cook. What’s Deviled Beef? Round steak cut in strips dreged in flour, salt and pepper; mixed with a can of tomatoes, a package of frozen green beans, 3 T soy sauce, 2 T molasses, a small can of mushrooms and half an onion sliced. The recipe says to crock pot it for 8 hours but I have this great simmer button on my microwave so I simmered it for an hour and ….voila a delicious stew type dish to serve over rice or eat with another veggie.
So we’re wined, dined and happy because Mr. Moto is working, Mr. Blue is starting up OK and the AC is pumping out cold air to save us from the 103 temps. Our goal….get to cooler weather 🙂
