Saturday, April 16, time to head home--another cold, damp, raw morning--I fervently hope that Mother Nature will grow weary of playing her climatic tricks on us and return to bringing us the beautiful spring weather we long to have. We can see frost on the windshields and a little snow on the ground. Drat!!!
We hoped to make it back home to Detroit Lakes by the late afternoon; but we reverted to Plan B after hearing the hometown weather report from a our neighbor Judy. She reported that 4 inches of fresh snow (4" deep) had blanketed our neighborhood last night. Although the roads would more than likely be clear, our first glimpse of home after being away for 3 months would look exactly like the last glimpse of home back on Jan. 10!!!! That's just wrong!
After taking care of RV business at the Winnebago/Itasca Travelers rally site (dumping tanks), we headed north. The winds had not died down much from the previous day. Corky really struggled to maintain good control of the coach. We pulled into the first rest area in Minnesota to relax a bit and have a light breakfast before braving the gales again. Back on the highway in about 45 minutes. It was still quite gusty, but we pushed on. Just about the time we were ready for another break, a big Cabela's sign loomed ahead--yay, an "oasis from the storm!!"
We spent about two hours browsing their wares--bought a clock/thermometer and lantern for the coach, had a warm beverage, and just chilled out for a while.
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| Cabela's displays are awesome! |
Given the conditions of the day, we were not getting anywhere very fast. Detroit Lakes was still more than 200 miles away. We recalled spending the first night as RVers at the Dakotah Meadows RV park on the grounds of the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN---soooooo, why not go full circle and spend the last night of our first RV adventure at the same park!
We arrived at site A-74 at about 3:30 p.m. After a little relaxation, we called the shuttle for a ride to the casino, had a nice dinner to celebrate our achievement, and after about 1/2 hour on the poker slots, managed to walk out of the casino with only $1.00 less in our pockets than when we walked in. Not bad.
Just before going to bed, Corky took the pups out for their last break when he was startled to see this in the sky just above our RV.
Holy cow! Are we being invaded? Is this a UFO? What is it????
Answer:
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| Spotlights from the Casino form a TeePee (the logo for the Casino); the "UFO" is results from the extended light beams. |
VERY COOL!
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