Awake: 4:30am Temp 55 sleep 6+15 sunny overnight @
Minot, North Dakota.
The storm has passed & we have a perfectly blue sky to travel with. We
leave the Minot KOA campground @ 7:35am. We haven’t decided on a
destination for today yet; we’ll see how the day & traffic flows. Hwy 2 en
route to I-29 was terrific. We make 1 stop for fuel @ Flying “J” in Fargo,
N.D. 178 gallons to top off our tank & another ouch!
About 150 miles north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we begin talking about
a campground for the night. Kathy peruses the books, reads me the stats &
we make a decision. She programs the GPS, makes a cell phone call & we
have a place to park, cook & maybe watch a movie for the night. The
campground girl (Donna) gave Kathy directions to the campground because
the normal exit is closed due to construction. I was glad she did; as it
was, our turn into the campground was so tight, Kathy had to exit the
coach, remove sandbags from a sign, move the sign so as not to scrape the
side of our motorhome & watch as I proceeded into the campground. Traffic
tied up behind us was very patient however. We arrive @ the Tower
Campground in Sioux Falls @ 5:10pm.
Today’s travel: 9+03 time 523 miles 58 gal used 9.0 mpg
58 avg speed.
Tower campground is well established with large shade trees…thus, no
satellite TV or XM radio signals. We do have excellent cell phone coverage
however.
7:35 dinner: Bratwurst vegetable rice soup, salad, & bread.
Elevation: 1436 ft High temp=77 Lights out: 10:07pm
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