Sandstone buildings

We had rain showers overnight with the last one ending around 6am. We dried our tent and packed up after a breakfast of oatmeal with peanut butter and a banana. We left at 7am with an uphill ride to the South Dakota state line nineteen miles to the north. After entering South Dakota there was road construction for about fifteen miles but the pavement was new and smooth. Traffic was very light so we had no problems getting though safely. Dee did have an accident but it was related to getting to a roadside pee spot. She didn't see a construction stringline and tripped on it and fell down in the roadbase. Scrapped up her palms and her knees, cut her eye brow and bent her glasses and bruised her hooter. She landed really hard but came up laughing and continued about her business. She said the worst part about the fall was she tore her tights. After a little cleanup we headed down the the road to Oelrichs for a rest break and to check Dee's condition under better conditions. Everything will heal in good time so we had a diet pepsi and some peanuts before heading on down the road. Great ride to the turnoff to Hot Springs where we made a restroom break and got a cold drink. Only five miles to the Best Value Motel where we stayed five years ago on our first trike trip. When we went to check in the owner remembered us and we had a great visit about our various trips. Dee's bruise is taking on a little color and should be real pretty in a couple of days. The town has lots of these sandstone buildings which were built around the 1900's. We had planned to meet some old friends but they have grandkid committments and we understood. It was raining as we headed out on a walk to find Chinese food. After traveling 55 miles today we hope for a sound sleep tonight.