I walked a lot today
Unfortunately quite a lot of it was along uninspiring main roads.
I found a paper map (in the back of a promotional magazine for the delights of Sioux Falls) because I was being irked by Google Maps and directions, and it seemed to me that walking to the Great Plains Zoo was doable, which it was, but rather further than I had quite anticipated and a lot of it along one of those highways lined with fast food places, car dealerships, gas stations etc.
Also, I was rather hoping, from the name, that the zoo would be a bit more about the fauna of, you know, the actual Great Plains, rather than the usual suspects, though I daresay they are doing great things for conservation (though, unlike the Audubon in New Orleans when I visited in the early 90s, does not make with the evolution agenda...)
Anyway, I thought I would try and avail myself of local transport to get back, literally just missed one bus (?actually early, or at least, dead on time), walked back to another stop where I was informed another bus would shortly be coming, and after waiting ages and it cameth not for a sufficient length of time, rang for a cab.
Which, mirabile dictu, turned up with considerable expedition, even if the bus did, finally, nearly 30 minutes after scheduled time sail past my waiting self.
All this left me rather too knackered to venture forth from the hotel for any meal more enterprising than is provided on the premises - but I will say that they are capable of concocting an entirely acceptable margerita.
I have also managed to check in online for my flight to O'Hare tomorrow, even if the printer wasn't working: however, one of the receptionists kindly printed it out when I emailed it to her.
I will say that the expedient of purchasing a sim-free phone and a prepaid US sim has, so far, worked rather well even if there have been some wrong numbers and junk calls. This entry was originally posted at https://oursin.dreamwidth.org/2932560.html. Please comment there using OpenID. View
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