Today we will be spending time remembering 9/11 and all of the heroes who lost their lives that day. We are not planning much more than that.
Sad day!!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Utica, IL
We left Rochester, MN at 8:00 this morning and arrived in Utica, IL at about 3:00. This was a long travel day but we are glad that we did it due to the rest of our plans leading up to the Gypsy Journal Rally. We are pooped and will be resting here over the weekend and watching football!! The satellite works perfectly so we have our DirecTV!!
Will post more later. Safe travels everyone.
Will post more later. Safe travels everyone.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Rochester, MN
We left Mitchell, SD at about 8:30AM this morning and arrived in Rochester, MN at about 2:30PM. We were set up and resting before 3:30. This is just an overnight stop. We are at the Autumn Woods RV Park. It is very nice with large, level sites and no blockage of the satellite!!
We plan to travel to Utica, IL tomorrow and stay the weekend. We will then depart for Elkhart, IN on Monday morning where we will be staying for 1-2 weeks. This is in Amish country and we are looking forward to seeing a lot while we are there. After that we will be leaving for Celina, OH and the Gypsy Journal Rally.
I have attached the few pictures we took at the Corn Palace yesterday along with a couple of shots from our drive here. The Corn Palace was already closed when we went by so we were not able to go inside. Minnesota, or at least the left and right of I90, is farm country. Lots and lots of corn fields and some soy beans. I imagine that is what we will see in the rest of Minnesota when we leave tomorrow.
The Corn Palace (nothing has changed since July)
Farm Country in Minnesota on I90
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Mitchell, SD
We left Wall, SD at 8:30 AM Mountain time and arrived in Mitchell, SD at 1:30PM Central time. Took less than an hour to get all set up for a 2 night stay here at R&R Campground. This is a very nice park with level sites and lots of trees. Our satellite dish is blocked (first time this has happened) so we are using the park's cable and it is okay. We do love our DirecTV though!!
Planning to drive by the Corn Palace tomorrow to see if anything has changed, take a few pictures, and then go out to dinner. Otherwise just planning a few small clean up chores before we head out for parts unknown on Thursday morning. We have to sit down and get an idea of where we would like to stop.....
Safe travels everyone!!
Planning to drive by the Corn Palace tomorrow to see if anything has changed, take a few pictures, and then go out to dinner. Otherwise just planning a few small clean up chores before we head out for parts unknown on Thursday morning. We have to sit down and get an idea of where we would like to stop.....
Safe travels everyone!!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Wall, SD
We left Gillette, WY at around 10:00 this morning and arrived at the Sleepy Hollow Campground in Wall, SD at about 1:30. Got all set up for our overnight here in less than thirty minutes.
Gave the fur babies some exercise, relaxed a bit and then Charley walked up to Wall Drug just to see if anything had changed since we were last here..... guess what? It hasn't changed a bit!! :) The main thing he went for was to get a blackberry milkshake!!
We will be leaving Wall at around 9:00 in the morning headed for Mitchell, SD where we will stay two nights. We plan to go by the Corn Palace while we are there to see if it has changed. Since they were just finishing up the outside when we were there in July I doubt that anything will be different.
Attached are a few pictures we hope you will enjoy. First ones we have taken lately!
Safe travels everyone!!
Gave the fur babies some exercise, relaxed a bit and then Charley walked up to Wall Drug just to see if anything had changed since we were last here..... guess what? It hasn't changed a bit!! :) The main thing he went for was to get a blackberry milkshake!!
We will be leaving Wall at around 9:00 in the morning headed for Mitchell, SD where we will stay two nights. We plan to go by the Corn Palace while we are there to see if it has changed. Since they were just finishing up the outside when we were there in July I doubt that anything will be different.
Attached are a few pictures we hope you will enjoy. First ones we have taken lately!
Grain elevators directly behind our campground
Wall Drug
Safe travels everyone!!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Post Escapade
Well, the Escapade is over and it was lots of fun. We also learned some things in the sessions we attended.
We did not make it to the evening entertainment on Thursday. Charley's initiation into the Elk's club lasted until almost 9:00 so we missed it.. :(
Charley did learn a lot more about the Elk's than he knew before joining. They are an admirable organization that helps a lot of people in need. You should all check into it. Mike McFall, whom we met in Custer, SD, also joined. He and Charley enjoyed spending some time together during the initiation.
We are still in Gillette at the CAM-PLEX until Monday morning and then we will be headed for Wall, SD for an overnight stop, then on to Mitchell, SD for two days. After that we will be playing it by ear and stopping when we need to, and for as long as we need to, until we get over near Celina, OH. There will be many stops along the way!!
We went out to dinner at Las Margaritas last night with Sheila and Doug Sage, two of the many new friends that we made this week. It was a very enjoyable evening and the food (and drink) was really good! We hope to run into them again down the road!!
Safe travels to your next destination everyone!
We did not make it to the evening entertainment on Thursday. Charley's initiation into the Elk's club lasted until almost 9:00 so we missed it.. :(
Charley did learn a lot more about the Elk's than he knew before joining. They are an admirable organization that helps a lot of people in need. You should all check into it. Mike McFall, whom we met in Custer, SD, also joined. He and Charley enjoyed spending some time together during the initiation.
We are still in Gillette at the CAM-PLEX until Monday morning and then we will be headed for Wall, SD for an overnight stop, then on to Mitchell, SD for two days. After that we will be playing it by ear and stopping when we need to, and for as long as we need to, until we get over near Celina, OH. There will be many stops along the way!!
We went out to dinner at Las Margaritas last night with Sheila and Doug Sage, two of the many new friends that we made this week. It was a very enjoyable evening and the food (and drink) was really good! We hope to run into them again down the road!!
Safe travels to your next destination everyone!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Last Full Day of Escapade
Well, the Escapade is almost over :(..... We have continued to enjoy the activities since our last update. And we also visited the Too Crazy Ladies shop and got my license plate for my power chair. It has my name (Sherry) on it with four tiger paws!! Love it!!
We will be going to the Beyond Basics Picasa class today and the evening activities tonight we hope. Charley is being sworn in as an Elk Club member this evening and we hope it will be over in time.
Debbie and Duane Rowe are coming to Escapade just for today and we will be getting together with them to say hello again and then goodbye as we go our separate ways down the road. We certainly hope that we will meet up with them again real soon.
We will be going to the Beyond Basics Picasa class today and the evening activities tonight we hope. Charley is being sworn in as an Elk Club member this evening and we hope it will be over in time.
Debbie and Duane Rowe are coming to Escapade just for today and we will be getting together with them to say hello again and then goodbye as we go our separate ways down the road. We certainly hope that we will meet up with them again real soon.
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