Day Two: King Corn

Firstly, allow me to explain the title of this post. We have literally seen about 7,000 cornfields today. Western ND and Minnesota seemingly have crammed every free inch of undeveloped land with corn. The smell of subsidized money was our constant companion.
Secondly, only one day into our trip we already need to correct ourselves. North Dakota has completely redeemed itself. The drive through the western portion of the state had nearly jaded us altogether, but once we reached our couchsurfing hosts in Jamestown our spirits were lifted. Firstly, to the Klett family (Katie, Bill and Wendy), we are so very grateful for your generosity and for how welcome you made us feel in your home. We look forward to an opportunity to return the favor! Our hosts invited us in for a delicious dinner, drinks and hearty conversation about baseball, traveling and perhaps most interesting of all: beekeeping (the family’s business). After enjoying ourselves on their porch for dinner, Katie took us out to the sole bar in town that remained open on the Lord’s Day. We soaked up some local flavor from various drunks, palm-readers and friends of Katie’s as well as enjoying a few beers. The family put us up in a separate house where we had beds and a shower. It was a fantastic start to our trip and also to our experience with coachsurfing. We are now approaching Plymouth, MN just outside of Minneapolis. We’re mooching a hunk a floor off Todd's brother who is staying in a hotel here on business. He’s gonna join us for a game and by the end of the night we will have effectively completed 1/30th of our misguided adventure. More to come, as now my attention must be directed towards reigning in Will’s propensity to thinking country music is allowed in this car.

Todd & Will

p.s at time of posting the finale of VH1’s “Daisy of Love” was on in our room... tears were shed, no one is proud of it.