About two weeks after returning home from the big Westward trip, we decided it was time to add another state to our cute camper map. We chose Minnesota, since it's only about 35 miles away, and there were lots of places to choose for a campsite.
There I am! Putting on the official MN sticker. (Please, hold your applause.) This map is great. It comes with the blank US map, and all 50 state stickers to add as we travel. We figure somebody must use it for some reason other than camping cuz they include Hawaii. LOL! Wouldn't be too easy to get there towing a camper! :) Anyway, we got this on Amazon. Here is a link to The RV State Sticker Travel Map if you're interested in getting one.
Our campsite was a walk-in only site at Robertson Park, part of the Jackson County Minnesota park system. Just a few minutes into MN, it took us no time to get there, choose a spot, and get set up. The park is beautifully shaded with lots of large trees. We were able to hop into a lakefront campsite, our favorite.
We continue to marvel at how many lakefront sites we've been able to find, and you just can't beat the price! I think we paid $20/night for this one. It was a huge site, and nobody at the campsite on one side of us gave us lots of space to enjoy.
The weather was cool, calm, and sunny...one of those fall days you read about in stories. We took advantage of the firepit and sat down with some beverages to help warm us from the inside. :)
Here I am with my cool new "Camping Hair Don't Care" tshirt my sister bought me for my birthday, and (shocker!) I'm drinking wine from my new silicone yellow wine glass. The glass itself is very...well...weird. It's awfully flexible, and has a small rim. Takes some getting used to, but certainly is NOT breakable, which makes it camper-friendly. The wine inside was fantastic! It was from one of my most favorite places on the planet, Little Swan Lake. Go to their website, or their Facebook page here. They even have a B&B that is wonderful.
This was one of the most relaxing camping trips to date. On Saturday, we drove to the Okoboji area and did a little shopping. One of the places we stopped at is a closeout store, and we found a cool Coleman brand dome, 12x12 for CHEAP. It was even yellow, like the camper trim, so we had to have it. We bought it, brought it back to the campsite, and I quickly realized there was something broken. Andy on the other hand, took much longer to admit that it wasn't going to work. I sat down and watched the comedy show. :)
The conversation that took place during the dome-raising attempt.
A-"Why won't it work?"
P- "Because it's broken."
A- "It's not broken, we just need instructions. Why won't this lock into place?"
P- "Because it's broken."
A- "Ok, This is broken."
We returned it on our way home Sunday. LOL!
That night, we were treated with yet another spectacular sunset. I will never tire of these!
I love all the colors and textures that are included in a sunset, especially a sunset over a body of water.
I'll leave you with that beautiful image until next post when I tell you all about camping in eastern Iowa near West Union.
Happy Camping!
Peggy
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