I am sad to say Good bye to South Dakota today

day 39:

I have fallen in love with South Dakota. I have landed up spending almost a week down here and today is my last day. I am feeling a little bit of sadness to leave this place as I can totally imagine living here for a month or two. Nice and laid back place with wonderful and friendly people. I still have a lot left to do before I leave. Crazy horse monument, Wind cave national park and Hot springs are on my to do list for today before I enter Nebraska to cover the fossils freeway to check out over half a dozen historical sites with fossils and amazing land formations. Two heavily busy days await me as I need to be at a relatives place in Denver by tomorrow evening.

new connections made today:

54: The friendly waitress at pizza hut. I forgot to mention her yesterday but I saw her again today. We spoke about her life in south dakota, her job at pizza hut for 10 years, people in SD, renting Vs buying a house, her recent move to rapid city, life in mid west Vs the city, slowness today at the hut Vs busy night yesterday,
What i did yesterday , my road trip, occupations in SD, her commute and closeness to family, her move because of her boy friend, her previous commute from sious falls and how one needs to be more confident and comfortable with themselves and their loneliness and needs to enjoy their own company to enjoy the midwest.

55. The woman at the visitor center front desk of jewel cave
56-57. Met and made friends with Travis and Leroy at the frontier. Said hello to the owner Barbara who was serving tonight.

new good deeds made;
24: $20 donation to the clean up volunteers fund at jewel cave.