Today we passed just east of Minneapolis, swung up through Fargo, North Dakota, skimmed the top of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and wound up in Mitchell, where it is currently -12C. Had some minor panic over a passport on my mom's part (she left it at home, and we had my brother overnight it ahead), and got to meet some friends, which was nice ♥

The Dakotas are very flat and empty, and also have speed limits of 75 mph which on one hand is nice but on the other hand is very conducive to some major highway hypnosis. I haven't killed my mother yet, although if she accidently says 'MyFace page' one more time I may snap (she means 'Facebook', really).