dance begins with "d": destinations

"turtle soup?! No way am I eating that!"
Poor Susie couldn't bear the thought of eating her reptilian favorites. The rest of us were pleasantly surprised with the flavor of South Side Soda Shop's original recipe for snapping turtle soup. The little diner sits on the corner of Franklin and Main in Goshen, Indiana...and serves more than turtle soup. Authentic down to the coat hooks beside our vintage booth, the 50's style soda shop was a welcome breather after 10 hours of driving!
The next day, America's one and only Corn Palace greeted our visit with an enormous wind storm. The blustery night did cut our drive short, but South Dakota redeemed itself this morning. Miles of silhouetted bluffs standing before bursts of oranges, blues, and yellows...we witnessed a gorgeous sunrise over the Badlands.
Then there was Wall Drug...since 1931...with $0.5 coffee... free ice water...and a whole lotta western gear. We'd seen billboards sporting corny advertisments since the Iowa/Nebraska border...over 370 miles away. Mom was filling us in on her previous adventure at Wall Drug when Dad made a left hand turn that put our van at the end of an Olde Western street lined with "saloons," dining, and shops. The quiet Sunday morning pace gave the vintage shopping center a leisurely atmosphere for us to peruse the western art gallery, candy shoppe, camp supply store, book shop, and souvenir rooms.
And yes! We have now made it to Montana! A four day detour has been planned to visit family before my classes start, but I'm learning that all these little stops aren't distractions. Each one is a destination.