The adventures of Bessie the Mini
Follow Bessie the MINI on her many adventures around Wisconsin and beyond!
Finally, our last installment for our South Dakota Journey! For our last day, we decided to take it easy, hobnob with some famous people, seek out the strange and unusual, and dine in a junkyard. Our day started with roaming around Rapid City seeking out oddities from RoadsideAmerica.com. America sure is a strange place! Afterwards,
What could have been a long day of disasters was saved by my faithful MINI friends. I left my wallet at home. There was $6 of change in the car. Halfway to Wayne's, I suddenly realized I had one gallon of gas in the car. With approximately 10 miles to go and 45 miles to
Bessie traveled to the convenient location of The Ice Cream Deli in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, to meet up with friends. There we dined on warm, toasted sandwiches and frozen dairy treats. Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream is becoming one of our favorite ice cream attractions. I tried the newest flavor Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, cheesecake ice cream
Bessie was dwarfed by the mighty Mammoths in Hot Springs, South Dakota. We were up close to a huge excavation of actual bones from animals who had gotten caught in a large pool of water. The tale they told was quite interesting and we all learned a lot about the life and extinction of many
The blazing heat of the Badlands drove us to our next South Dakota destination, Wall Drug. 84+ billboards later, we were finally at Wall Drug to sample their famous, free, ice-cold water. Our strength renewed, we wandered about the 76,000 square feet of animatronics, souvenirs, knick-knacks, wax models, historical photos, taxidermy, shooting fountains and an