04 September 08 - 10:43
Time Flies
Day before yesterday Dave hung my clock on the wall of the slide. This is a clock every retired person should have because, it not only tells you the time, it tells you the day and the date. What Dave did not know is that it also keeps track of the time zone you are in. So when I woke up yesterday and the clock said we might not have enough time to get ready to leave by check out time, I flew around here trying to get everything, including my first shower in the View, done in time. While I was doing that, Dave checked the time elsewhere and found out the clock was an hour off. We had lots of time since we aren't currently in the Eastern Time Zone.So, Dave took the time to call Winnebago. Yes, we can buy the cab window shades as after market items; yes, they can install them; no, they don't have any appointments open until October but they are doing a pretty good job of getting in drop ins right now so come on over whenever you are ready.
In the meantime, I tried to open one of the ebooks I bought from Nick Russell, editor of the Gypsy Journal, about cheap places to camp. Since Nick is also domiciled in Sioux Falls, I figured he'd know a cheap place for us to camp here. But I couldn't open the booklet because Dave and I are having trouble remembering that this is my computer now, not his. He keeps insisting I try to do things his way but they don't always work for me since I don't have his technical background. He never uses Adobe Acrobat. He has something else that works for him. Well, it isn't working for me. So I started downloading Adobe Reader which finally finished less than 10 minutes before we had to check out. Whew! That was close.
Do we started driving and Pressure Pro started beeping. The other right rear tire is now low. So, once again first stop is a gas station for air.
Finally we are on the road to Sioux Falls and I'm checking out the sites I can see from the windows: A sign that says "Road Closed When Flashing" is a reminder of the winter blizzards that blow snow across roads here. A sign marking the turnoff to the sod house our daughter and I visited several years ago makes me think how lucky we are to have modern amenities. A truck full of pigs that make me think ham, bacon, pork chops, ribs. Must be time for lunch.
As we are driving into Worthington Dave asks me, as usual, what I'd like for lunch. For once I am specific--an Arby's Martha's Vineyard salad. The list of places to eat on the highway sign doesn't say Arby's but when we turn towards the eateries, there it is. It's nice to have your wish granted. If you haven't had one of these salads, you might want to try one. It's a basic lettuce, tomato, chicken, cheese salad with the addition of chopped apples, dried cranberries, and toasted almonds. It's so good I rarely put the raspberry vinegar dressing on it.
As we get ready to leave Arby's Pressure Pro starts beeping again. I'm ready to throw that thing out the window! Dave filled the tire but, once again, left off a sensor. I've asked that he leave the whole system off until we get to the Gypsy Gathering, if we make it there, since there are other people there with Pressure Pro systems that might be able to figure out what's happening with ours.
Back on the road I start checking out the sites once again. As we pass the sign saying we are entering Rock County, Dave informs me this is the only Minnesota county that has no natural lakes, something he learned at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul which is a fun place to learn things like that. The sign for Wall Drug says it was established in 1931--now there's a marketing marvel. During the depression, Wall Drug started advertising free ice water, something you could get at any drug store then, but that advertising brought in enough traffic to keep the business afloat and turn it into the amazing place it is today. It's now one of those places everyone should go to at least once. You can still get your Thermos filled with ice water, too.
Finally we crossed the border into South Dakota. We stopped at the first rest area to get a highway map since we didn't do that the last time we were here. The man behind the counter was very helpful. He also gave us a map of Sioux Falls and showed us where to find the campground we'd picked from Nick's book. He offered to give us directions to Westport Ave and mentioned getting our driver's licenses but we told him we'd already done that. Everyone around here seems to know lots of RVers have their domicile on Westport Ave.
So, we are in Sioux Empire Fair campground where we have full hookups for $25 a night. And about 4 p.m. I finally got to do what is normally my morning computer stuff. Which is why I'm posting this entry the next morning. I wonder what time I'll get to do this morning's computer stuff?
TTYL,
Linda
two comments
i want to see that soddy again! and stay overnight in it! is it still a B&B?
curiousalexa - 04 09 08
We didn’t turn off to look at it this time. You can check it out at http://www.sodhouse.org/.
sandcastle () - 05 09 08
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