Monthly Archives: August 2011
On Wisconsin . . .
We pulled out of our site at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds a little after 9, and then pulled into a large parking lot next door to get hitched up, and by 9:25 am, we were back on I-94 east heading to St. Paul, MN area.
After checking out the area, I finally decided to get us a reservation at St. Paul East RV Park. They had a 50 amp and water site, and it was the last one.
The trip was easy. the roads mostly good, and we made good time, at least until we stopped for diesel in the community of Rogers, about 25 miles west of Minneapolis.
The area was very busy with stores and shopping malls, and we spent about 15 minutes just driving around, trying to get into a station. There was a TA in the area, but we were never able to get to it. We ended up at a Holiday Oil and got fueled up very quickly.
And then it took another 15 minutes or so to get back on the Interstate because the signs leading us there took us around thru neighborhoods and then up hill and down dale. But finally we were back on I-94 heading thru downtown Minneapolis.
My Silverleaf computer interface said we had driven 948.2 miles since we left Cody, WY and used 98.9 gallons of diesel for an average of 9.6 miles per gallon.
See Nick, driving 55 really works.
We pulled into the St. Paul East RV Park about 3:30 and got set up.
We were given a nice pull-thru site with 50 amp and water. Of course it is kind of intimidating being parked next to this beautiful 45’ Marathon Coach
Of course, maybe not as intimidating as on our first RV trip in a rental Class C in Las Cruces, NM.
About 4:30 we headed out to have dinner at an Applebee’s right down the road. They’ve got some really good items on their new menu.
After leaving the restaurant we stopped off at a nearby Gander Mtn. and then it was back to the park.
As usual I have no idea where we’ll be staying tomorrow night. We’re heading to the Wallace, MI and there are not a lot of RV parks in the area.
We’ll see how it goes.
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Thought for the Day:
"Why is our memory good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?" — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Far to go to Fargo . . .
Because we had almost 300 miles to go this morning, and also because we would lose an hour crossing into Central Time Zone, we got an earlier than usual start at 8 am (9 CDT).
We were parked in a long pull-thru site, so I hooked up the toad last night and then all we had to do was unhook the power, raise the levelers, and go.
It was cool enough and cloudy enough on the trip that we didn’t have to start the generator for the AC’s until about 45 minutes before we got to Fargo.
The only RV park we could find in the area was at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, but they don’t take reservations, so about 30 minutes out I called and was told they probably would have room.
We pulled into the fairgrounds a little before 3 and spent about 15 minutes getting parked and set up.
This is one of those weird parks where the RV’s park butt to butt, but even then it’s hard to tell which side to get your utilities from. We decided to only hook up power, but at least it was 50 amp.
We didn’t even try to hook up the water and sewer, because with the water faucet at the very front of the site, and the sewer connection at the very back, I just didn’t have enough hose. And on top of that, I had to pulled the power cord under the rig to reach the nearest electrical box anyway.
But it’s cheap at $20 a night and it’s level, so no harm, no foul.
About 4:30 we headed out to have dinner at Famous Dave’s BBQ. We haven’t eaten there since Las Vegas in May, so we were really ready for our Famous Dave’s fix. And it was so good that for the first time, we had no leftovers.
But we did get a Bread Pudding to split later at home. YUMMM!
Tomorrow we’re heading out for the Minneapolis – St. Paul area. Hopefully we’ll be able to find a site at the Mapleton Moose Lodge. I’ll call tomorrow morning to find out.
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Thought for the Day:
“Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." — Mark Twain
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