Now we kick off the second part of our Great Summer Road
Trip! We left Minneapolis around 8:20am
and set our destination for Sioux Falls, SD.
Our final stop of the day would be Omaha, NE. Josh has been to 48 states, so South Dakota
would be his 49th!!! We
stopped once to feed Graham, and Jackson ended up napping for about an hour and
a half. We got to Sioux Falls and
immediately went in search of lunch. I
had seen a write-up about Chedd’s online, so we went there. On the one hand, paying more than $5 for a
grilled cheese sandwich is a bit ridiculous, but it was SO yummy!
On our way back to the car, we saw this neat
exhbit on the street about pulleys. Of
course Jackson had a great time “lifting” the car :)
After lunch we headed to Falls Park. This place was amazing! It was the perfect stop—it was beautiful,
there was plenty to walk around and see, and it was dog friendly.
We walked around with Pax and checked out all
the waterfalls—there were lots!
There
were some neat bridges to walk over and a
lookout tower that we rode to the top of.
We also accomplished one of the most
important missions we had while in South Dakota: BUYING A MAGNET FOR OUR
COLLECTION! It was pretty toasty,
especially since it was the middle of the day, so while Jackson didn’t nap
again, he did sit and zone out in front of a movie for a while. That was a nice bonus :)
We had to stop one more time to feed Graham
before we arrived at our hotel in Omaha.
We booked rooms in Super 8 hotels along the way since they appeared to
be pretty pet-friendly. Most were only
an additional $10 a night to have Pax stay with us, and there was no weight
limit. After staying in a couple
already, they seem to have gotten a little overhaul and have been pretty
ncie. Added bonuses with staying in a
budget hotel are free wi-fi and breakfast!
We dropped Pax at the hotel and immediately went in search of
dinner. The girl at the desk was really
nice and gave us a great recommendation for a Mexican restaurant (what we
thought we wanted to eat), but as she was describing where it was, she
mentioned it was near Valentino’s.
Valentino’swas one of our FAVORITE restaurants when we used to visit my grandma every
summer in Grand Island, NE! We would eat
there for sure once, maybe twice during those trips. Their pizza buffet, salad bar, and dessert
buffet were fantastic! However, I didn’t
know if I was remembering this as my 12 year old self, or if it really was
good… The girl said it still was good,
so we changed our mind and headed to Valentino’s. Boy, did it bring back memories :)
It was yummy, and then it was time to head
back to the hotel for baths and
bed! Josh was a good sport and
brought in pretty much all of our stuff so I could re-organize. I got it all situated so that we only had to
bring in ONE duffel (not three) for the next few nights. I also got Jackson’s snacks all organized and
realized exactly how much dirty laundry four people accumulate on the road…
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