Moon at Sunrise from our Deck

We had another week of feeling poorly. Danita and I were both coughing away. By Sunday, Danita was actually starting to feel sick. Monday, we decided to go to the medical clinic in Rapid City (only an hour away!) and see what the good medical people had to say. They decided we have a virus and there’s not much they can do for us. They gave us some Tessalon Pearls which are supposed to help with the coughing. We did some shopping and went home. It wasn’t much of a day, We spent the rest of the day reading library books.

At Sylvan Lake

Tuesday we felt a little better and decided to go to one of the lodges in Custer Park for Breakfast. The breakfast was just so-so, but it felt good getting out. After breakfast, we took a one-mile hike around Sylvan Lake. We didn’t see any wildlife, but it’s quite a beautiful area. It was an easy walk, well within our capabilities. It felt good being out in the sun for a little while. After our walk, we drove on Needles Highway. We stopped at several lookouts and even did a little easy walking. On the way home, we stopped at the local burger place and had some amazingly good hamburgers.

Rock Window at Sylvan Lake

Today was our big day out. We went back to Rapid City and visited a couple of local museums. It rained during the day, but we managed to be either in the car or in a museum every time it rained. The original plan was to see a Rodeo this evening, but we headed home home early and had dinner at home. It’s early to bed for me tonight. I’m still coughing, and we have 4 days of cave tours coming up.

Cathedral Spires on Needles Highway