Chapter 10: Party Across the Great Plains

When I woke up, we were in the parking lot of a liquor store somewhere in the middle of the Great Plains. Other than the grocery store across the street, there really wasn’t anything else around for miles. Driver Chris stood up, holding the safety bar by the door with one knee on the buddy seat. “Listen up guys. We are in Albert Lea, Minnesota. We’re stopping here for one hour to stock up on supplies. There’s a grocery store across the street where we’ll be doing a little food shopping. They have a snack bar, but don’t eat too much because we’ll be stopping for dinner in a couple hours at a gorgeous lake.” He waited for some chatter to subside. “The lake is super beautiful. So, you’ll have a chance to swim there. After dinner we’ll be driving through the night to Badlands National Park in South Dako ...