Our road trip plans have taken a hit. My oldest friend and next scheduled pit stop had some emergency surgery today, so he’s not up for company. Don’t worry, he’ll be just fine, and the nature of the surgery will give me comedic material for decades to come.

But we’re currently fishing about for things to do and places to stay. It may well work out for the best, since I suspect we’ll skip most of the overtly touristy things we were going to do in the Twin Cities and wander about the countryside, taking in some camping and small town flavor. And sometimes we work better when we’re just wingin’ it, anyway.