Like cramming an elephant in a matchbox.

Our trip started on the morning of July 29th at 12:31am. After struggling for nearly two hours to pack Marilyn's small car with all I thought I would need for the next three weeks. We managed to fit the necessities in and off we went. Our map showed us that starting out on Rt. 20 was our best option and we didn't question it until we were well on the road and 'stuck' on this route. Traveling in the wee hours is normally the best way to travel a boring road, but as we found out, rt. 20 is not accommodating after 10 pm. No gas stations for gas or potty was the frustrating bit, along with NO rest stops for the weary. We reached Hywy 29 in South Dakota to take us north to I90 which would finish our trip into Nemo. I90 was almost as bad as 20 but at least there were some rest stops and more petroleum stations.
There are a few things on learned on this trip west. #1 Wall Drug must be the best drug store in the country or they have the best marketing team on the planet as there are signs for it 400 miles out and a outside banner posting its assets every mile. #2 Hay is a huge commodity in South Dakota, hay rounds and bales along nearly the entire highway. I was intrigued by the ditches. Those even grew the golden grasses there and were also cut and bailed.
I was amazed at Marilyn's endurance. She drove the entire 14 hours of our trip. She had been up since 7am the morning before so her ability to speak in full sentences last night was limited.
Upopn arriving at Nemo Guest Ranch, my expectations were not dashed. The ranch is an old family owned establishment most recently purchased by Troy and Wiladine Sayne in 2006. www.nemoguestranch.com.
I knew we were to be staying in a 40 ft. trailer with two bedrooms. The trailer had become a placeholder for allot of items over the winter and from the last rally. Encountering this was a bit overwhelming, but we had it cleaned out and fixed up within two hours. Unpacked, exhausted from the road trip, and excited about what lie ahead of us we turned in and both slept like babies in our new digs.