Travel Stats for Monday

Departed Sioux Falls, South Dakota: 7:30 a.m. CDT
Hours driven: 9.5
Miles driven: 592
Average speed: 62.3 mph
Fuel mileage: 35.2 mpg
States: South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri (also within spitting distance of Nebraska and Kansas)
Time zones: 1
Wildlife spotted: rabbit… cows, horses… oh, wait! Those aren’t wildlife. Never mind.
Weather: rain, sunshine
Audio book: continuing The Racketeer until the battery died on my MP3 player
Car Talk podcast: 1 episode
Arrived Rolla, Missouri: 5:00 p.m. CDT.
Tuesday’s destination: unknown (will be headed back home, after the funeral, as far as we can go before we need to stop to sleep)