Another lesson learned. It was a three-hour drive day and the roads (mostly MN State Highway 200) were SO bumpy. Turns out we should have looked at the map closer, because just 15 minutes out of the way US-2, which would have likely been much smoother.…
Luckily the thunderstorms ended up going south of us, so we only had a little rain overnight.
Taking advantage of another weekend day, we decided to break out the inflatable kayaks!…
Crazy storms kept most of us up much of the night. We really felt bad for those in tents with all the rain, thunder, and lightning.…
It is always entertaining to see what sparks joy in the kids. Today they decided it would be an awesome idea to push the tow car out of the way when we were getting ready to leave, instead of us starting the engine.…
RVs are terribly built, and ours is on the low end of average. Pressure to be cheap and lightweight on a bunch of stuff that’s not safety-critical means that stuff breaks all the time.…
Some late-night searching for activities last night resulted in us finding tour of at Menoken Farm, just 15 minutes from the campsite.…
Last night a decent sized storm blew through the campground. We felt so lucky to be in this huge RV and felt awful for the tenters weathering the rain and wind.…
Yay for a vacation day! Rob had today as a vacation day, so we planned for a full day of exploring Theodore Roosevelt National Park.…
Today we got a taste of what we were all expecting from this big adventure. We got ready to go while Rob had a meeting, then did a quick final exploration of our camp area before heading out.…
Spirits were high as we looked forward to a mere three-and-a-half hours of driving today, thanks to the long push yesterday.…