Here's one to get you started. When I am on the road they will be in real time
We left New Jersey at 2:00 pm Friday afternoon for our first "family trip" out west. We drove straight through to Rapid City, South Dakota, a journey of 1,691.4 miles. We only stopped for gas 5 times and once just for food, but those 5 gas stops consisted mainly of hotdogs, chips, soda and candy. We made the entire trip in 26 hours, 1 minute and four seconds (minus the 2 hour time change), arriving in Rapid City at 2:01pm on Saturday afternoon. I was a pretty upset that I missed my projection by a full minute.
Once we arrived we sat down for lunch until they got our room ready and then we rushed in for much needed showers. It is a beautiful 2 bedroom suite with a balcony overlooking the water park. I'll be asleep soon after being awake for 38 hours. I'll need the rest because my
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planning will be put to the test as rain and flooding are in the forecast. Hmmmm, sounds like when we were here in 2012. Oh well, I am sure we'll figure something out, it just may not match the itinerary.
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