Spam Museum and the Jolly Green Giant

After a nice van-cooked breakfast of eggs and bananas, we were off to experience Austin and all it had to offer. The Spam museum was the big stop of the day and it was actually worth visiting! It was as wacky as you would imagine with some interesting history thrown in. The town also houses the Hormel Foods production facilities and that leaves the town smelling a little less than pleasant, but all the smelliness is worth it =)

We were back on the road before we knew it, but before we knew it we pulled off again. In Blue Earth, Mn there is a large statue of the Jolly Green Giant and we simply couldn't miss a photo-op with this guy. I also love the name of the town, it has a nice ring to it.

Our next destination after Blue Earth was Sioux Falls, SD. We actually made it there by sunset! Sean took a few videos and pictures while the sun was still up and then we climbed around on the rocks and on top of the falls well after the sun went down.

The day ended with our first shower in days at a Flying J truck stop. It was SOOO much nicer than either of us expected it to be. We got our own private full bathroom. The water was just the right temperature long enough for both of us to take a longer than usual shower (and it was really clean too!) When we were sufficiently clean, we made camp in the far corner of the truck stops parking lot and cooked beans and rice with corn pancakes for dinner.

Peace and love.

(April 5th)