I DID IT!!! Found my way!

I am safe sound and frickin tired, both mentally and physically.
I left Algon this morning around 8am.. Said my goodbyes to Jazzy and Steve. They were going for breaky and I just wanted to get on the show.. See if I could do it!! I am not really sure, but I believe I saw a sign in their eyes of pity, or sadness. I tried not to show, that I was sad and nervous about seeing if I could do it. I knew I would eventually find my way,or hopefully but that wind was some scarey out thar.
I knew I was heading to Sturgis in the end, so that was the most important thing to me. I was to go 18 west and they would go 18 east. Sounds pretty frickin easy don't it?? So why the hell did I go east then?? Frack ... sure happy I am good at U-turns, cuz that is what I did right smart like.
No I am not nervous... And the w ind!! Good Lord.. still 40mphr or more.. Ididn't get 5 miles down the road and I wanted to pack it in.. I kept thinking about Jazzy. It was serious shit, the normal average person should NOT be riding in that.. Work or no work... Hope you made it safely with no issues.
I just arrived and it is 4:30 I went just over 300 miles. I am in some place calle Mitchell about 300 miles to Rapid City.. Along way to go yet, but tomorrow is suppose to be less wind, and cooler. Today at one point was 95 some where that I stopped in SD.
I can honestly say I was done riding after about 15 miles this morning.. It was nasty. I saw semi's swaying, and I was white knuckling it myself. how could I only travel 15 milse and want to stop.. What a wuss I thought, but danger was setting in. The good thing there was a little town about every 15 miles, so I told myself I could ride 15 miles at a time.
I would stop for a coffee and they would say...girl.. are you crazy on that bike in this wind.. You need to get off the road for a day,.. One old bird says... I don't want to hear about no accident with a woman in a pink helmet and pink everything ya know. your mission will wait what ever it is..
I called Doc and MM, and they agreed it was dangerous.. I really just wanted to say hello and tell them I missed them, and was going on my own today.
It is always good to hear words from the wise one, in times like this. I knew it was dangerous so I thought just 15 minutes at a time, and soon, Iwas hoping to ridethrough it. I eventually did, enought that it was bareable anyway.
Here's were were the fright sets in... Sioux City... I am thinking it is just another one of these eensie beensie cities and all of a sudden it is approach fast, by passes, sighns all over the place, exit here, exit frickin there.. holy crapola.. I was not recognizing anything, so I just pulled of asap to and exit, got a guy walking into the store.. Told him I was so lost and did not know where I was going.. He said where ya headed, I say Sturgis, where ya from,, Van Isl, where'd ya come from Florida.. Poor guy, I wanted him to feel as confused as I was..
Anyway ge got me on the right track and thank gad, it was easy.
Here I thought I was going to do no interstate, but rode the 90 all the way to where I am not.. Mitchell.. I am at a Days Inn. I am very proud of myself!! I know it doesn't seem like alot to any of you, but to me it is huge. It is more than riding across the USA.. Riding alone and finding my way!!
I might just toodle off to the Corncastle in the morning alone and take a tour :)
I have to say, all the gals that have gone out of their comfort zone on this trip, kept me going... Pambliss, Chantelle, Vgirl,.. I am sure I left some out but I am dog tired and need a shower..
Ya Draggie was thinking about you and yur iron butt ride too but mine was not logged, or I may have done it... NOT!
So here I am in Mitchell, in a hotel, with all my friends.. Getting ready to set out on day too of going with the Flo..
See ya soon Vgirl, not sure when so now I am off to find you. There are some cool roads here in SD.
Apparently I am 330 ish miles from Rapid City apparently it is a huge city and Sturgis is small... who woulda thunk it?
I did it!!