Onsted, Mi Randy, Kristi & Devyn for the summer

We made it here about 1pm Monday after stopping in the morning in Oden, OH for better H rated tires & new wheels for the trailer. Hopefully no more tire blowouts. Randy has 50 amp power & water for us in one of the new corner stone fence pillars. Today Judy took D to soccer camp in the morning and we returned to watch her play and then went out to lunch. I'm not sure if the first letter in Michigan stands to the state or misquotes.

Rolling Rolling Rolling......Fremont, IN

Today was a 265 mile day on the back roads in Illinois & Indiana. It took over 7 hours, a long day for us. We stopped at a McDonalds that had a very large parking lot about 1pm and another 5W pulled in behind us. We introduced ourselves and the other couple was traveling from their home in Texas to Michigan to see their family, we had a nice chat with them. They use to live on Lake LeAnn, near Wamplers Lake. We are at a very small Passport America CG next to I69 camped on a grassy hilltop overlooking the expressway. We'll be in Onsted tomorrow afternoon.

Rolling Rolling Rolling......Marseilles, IL

A short 200 mile day. No pictures again today. If Jody & Randy saw today's CG I would feel bad that they felt they needed to start supporting us immediately. This CG is a lulu. It's one of the membership CGs we belong to, AOR. This might be the second AOR CG we have ever stayed at and we will not be returning here even if it is only $12 for FHUs (full hook ups). The other was in Indiana and was pretty nice. This place is called Glenwood RV Resort & where the heck they got the word "resort" I will never understand. The pool looks new & nice but other than that.......the roads are rutted like you wouldn't believe (worst I've seen & felt) & 5mph is WAY too fast, it says over 1000 sites but none are marked, I was told by two guys to stay on the gravel otherwise you'll sink to your axles (like the motorhome did yesterday) due to LOTS of recent rain, & it looks like there are many permanent folks here that must be Democrats as the government supports them by their appearance. OK, Judy reminded me this IS an adventure. Kidding aside, the residents in here are probably really nice & would share their supper of roadkill.

Rolling Rolling Rolling.....Baraboo, WI

The winds have died down and we made the 240 mile trip arriving in the Wisconsin Dells area at 1pm. It was an all expressway ride. After setting up camp we fueled the truck and next door was an ice cream shop Judy had to visit. The NASCAR race is at Chicagoland Speedway tomorrow night which is kinda close to tomorrow nights campsite so we'll have to double check tomorrows plans.

Stopping Stopping Stopping.....Maple Plain, MN

Due to some strong gusty winds we decided to spend another day here. I managed to wash the bugs off the trailer cap and install a modified screen door knob and do not much more. Judy drove 30 miles to the Mall of America to check it out. When she returned we had a burger on the grill for supper. We'll continue the journey to Michigan tomorrow.

Rolling Rolling Rolling........Maple Plain, MN

Another 260 mile day to Maple Plain, MN on US12; it's a western suburb of Minneapolis. We arrived about 1:30 and are back in civilization. We had more headwinds but they were much lighter today. This is a very nice "reserve" compared to last nights $15 full hookup muddy fairgrounds. But.....it's $25 and no water or sewer. Judy got to go to Curves this afternoon, we had dinner at Mickey Ds, fueled the truck, picked up some groceries and back home we went. Rolling rolling rolling.........

Rolling Rolling Rolling.......Aberdeen, SD

We covered another 260 miles today on US12 to Aberdeen, SD. A strong headwind wanted to blow us back to Montana but the Ford huffed & puffed east, mileage was down to 8.5 mpg. Saw three pheasants, two made it across the road.

Overcast all day and before arriving at the Brown County Fairground CG it had rained so the CG is a nice mud bog. We cleaned two days of bugs off the trailer cap and pounds of mud off wheels, tires & wheel wells.

OK, I have to say it.....I'm glad he's underground or wherever. I'm sick & tired of hearing about him & how wonderful he was. Fast forward gets me through the news to more important topics. They even expect the California taxpayer to pay for safety & crowd control. Give me a break. Did you know there were seven American troops killed Monday in Afghanistan? THEY are the heroes but does the media say anything about them, no. The media and American people have their priorities screwed up. End of rant, for now.