We left our campsite the next day to start out on the lovely 10 hour drive to Minnesota. Because regardless of what you say, it IS on the way to Florida. But more importantly, Jessy lives there. Yay Jessy! We got into Minneapolis the night of the 3rd and our hotel room was looking pretty good after sleeping in muddy rain water the night before. Jessy and Nick came and met up with us for a couple drinks, and T.G.I. Fridays is now my new happy spot. Maybe it was because I could literally fall out of my hotel room onto the patio of the restaurant, maybe it was the $4 shots of Jack, maybe it was because Nick was so hammered the first time we went there he couldn't speak. Whatever the reason, we would continue to utilize their happy hour the remainder of our trip. Jessy, Dillon and I proceeded to rack up an $80 tab there the next day, which consisted purely of booze. At happy hour prices. Our waitress was impressed. Needless to say, after that the staff loved us, we loved the staff, and Dillon got a pretty impressive pity laugh from the server at one point which became the highlight of our day.
Jessy's friends are awesome because they love to party. On the Fourth, we celebrated our nation with good BBQ and cherry bombs. We ran through the sprinklers like idiots and I got to eat corn which made me super happy. Speaking of corn, this country has a shit ton of it. Anywho, the Fourth ended up being a fantastically drunken blast and Dillon and I went home early. We watched fireworks across the city skyline from our 16th floor hotel room, and apparently I blacked out a shower later that night. Good times.
Although the drive was long, it was waaaaay worth it to get to spend the holiday with good friends. But one thing is for sure--- Wyoming and South Dakota pretty much suck to drive through.
PS. Never, EVER, under any circumstances go to Sioux Falls, SD.
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