Leaving Minnesota - November 5, 2007

We left cold Minnesota on Monday, Nov 5th and went as far as cold Des Moines, Iowa where we spent our first night. How ironic that the campground would be across the street from a casino since casino campgrounds have been our favorite camping spots since we got the RV! It was a really cold night and much to our dismay, our furnace quit working about 2:00 a.m. The temperature in our rig was a mild 54 degrees. Lucky for us, we had also brought some electric space heaters so we plugged those in & the rest of the night was pleasant. The next morning we discovered that the RV business we bought our rig from has a sister site which was about 1/2-mile from our camp site. We got there bright and early and it didn't take them long to fix the problem. We were on our way by mid-morning.

Oh, by the way, for those of you who haven't heard...George decided we couldn't be the only ones in the neighborhood without a puppy, so just days before Katherine retired, Mr. Bailey joined our traveling family. Mr. Bailey is an adorable (hopefully, soon to be fully housebroken!) little black Shih Tzu. George refers to him as a real "babe magnet". Where ever we take him, we are surrounded by people of all ages. He is a great traveler and seems to enjoy life in the RV.

The second night we stayed just south of Kansas City and the weather was a bit more mild. However, we were glad our furnace was working correctly as the nights do get cold down there. We got in late, set up camp, made dinner & went to bed - so much for Kansas City! We left early in the morning as we were anxious to get to warmer weather!