Day 4 & 5 Kansas to South Dakota

Day 4
I wasn't able to get on line to do this last night so updated it now. Very slow signal. Left South Haven around 8:30 and stopped at the first Service Plaza on the Kansas Turn Pike. Nice surprise of $3.75. With a head wind the last couple of days we took on 119 gallons. Once we left there it was a nice easy drive around Wichita and up to Emporia KS where we got off the Turn Pike. It was a nice road but not sure it was $34.00 in toll charges. We pulled in to Rock Port RV Park in Rock Port Missouri. It was a nice park, use to be a KOA and the new owners are super nice. We pretty much had the place to ourselves but again for RV friends if your in the area it's a nice easy off/on from I29. A little pricey $30 but that seems to be the norm unless you can get a Passport America park.

Day 5
We left the park around 8:00 and pulled into the Truck Stop before getting back on the Highway. Diesel here was $3.83 but we decided to top it off so we're good for the rest of the trip. This was a really short day of 180 miles so we pulled in to the KOA Camp here in Sioux City SD just after noon.

When I call to make reservations I go into great detail of what we have, how big it is and what I need. But more times than not I get this "boy you are big, um not sure if you will fit". This is not what we like to hear when your sitting inside their driveway blocking any other vehicles from being able to come in. As it turned out we are in a site that we're filling bumper to bumper with the truck/trailer and the car is on the side. It's a nice KOA park, expensive at $37 a night but they all are. Since this is the only park that has a South Dakota mailing address in the area we didn't have much of a choice.

One of the new requirements for getting your drivers license is having to prove who you are, who you ever thought to be and who you might want to be. I guess most States are doing this but because we are full time RV'ers and don't have a sticks and bricks home here we have even more. Women get the short end of these new rules if you've been divorced and remarried. The only thing saving me from having to show all the legal papers of prior names of over 30 years ago is having the pass port. Plus we have to print out a form on the States Website and sign that saying we are full timers and plan to come back to S.D. I'm hoping everything goes good tomorrow. Oh and not only do we practically have to sign every thing in blood but we have to bring a receipt from either a campground or hotel with both our names on it to show that we spent at least one night in the good old State of SD. Good grief!!!!

So guess that brings you up to date. We'll be at the court house tomorrow before 8:30 and get in and out. Hope to be on the road by 10:00.

Till next time..................................