We had a great night sleep at our lakeside camp. This morning we went for a 1 hour hike alongside the lake to a dam. It was really hot already, another 40 degree day.

We left camp at midday and drove for most of the afternoon. The roads were very long and straight with the occasional nodding donkey.

We crossed from South Dakota to North Dakota and made our way to Medora which is on the south side of Theodore Roosevelt national park.

All the camping grounds were full being a Saturday night during a long weekend, so we weren’t surprised.

We made a last minute decision to go to an outdoor musical up on the hill. It was such a warm clear evening, it would have been rude not too. The show started at 8.30pm and we made it just in time.

It was about Theodore Roosevelt and had a cowboy set with modern music and dancing. It was amusing and a different way to spend the evening.

At the start of the show we all had to stand up while they sang the national anthem. They also asked all the ex-servicemen to stand up as they acknowledged them. They are local heroes who have fought for their freedom. Freedom from what? Anyone know?

It was 10.30 pm by the time it finished and there was a massive queue getting out, so we decided to sleep the night in the carpark. We just hoped we wouldn’t get “the knock” in the middle of the night asking us to leave.

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