It is bittersweet to think of being home in a few days. We are dying to see the dogs but really hate for this marvelous trip to end. We drove from Mitchell SD to West Salem WI on Tuesday. There were some pretty impressive thunderstorms around 4 am and we had a lot of rain. Not enough to wash the bugs and dirt off of the RV or van, but enough to flood some of the farm fields.
South Dakota has very nice rest stops along the interstates. They honor the Native American heritage with this tepee like structure. By the way, in South Dakota the word is commonly spelled tipi. We also noticed that it is common here to provide coverings or wind screens for the picnic tables at the rest areas. Nice touch!
Our intended overnight was at the Neshonoc Lakeside Camp Resort. This would have been a great place to spend a week with the kids (don't have any young ones), swim in one of three pools (don't own a bathing suit), fish in the huge lake (didn't bring a fishing rod) or play horseshoes, basketball or volleyball (what? in this heat?). We set up and then watched the hayride go up and down each row of campers and peer into our windshield as we were eating dinner. Then the procession of golf carts driving around the campground started. Maybe they were headed to this setup? All in all the campground was not one of our favorites and we left early on Wednesday to continue our trip home.
We wanted to reach Elkhart Indiana on Wednesday we did get an early start. That was easy to do since we didn't stay up late watching TV. Neshonoc Lakeside Resort did not have cable and we could only get one channel. After trying to adjust the antenna and checking equipment, we realized the problem. Our TVs in motorhome are not equipped for digital and the converter box I purchased is not installed. Duh???
Our morning drive was foggy along I-90. But that was OK since there really isn't much to see except farm after farm.
We crossed the Mississippi River again in the rain. Apparently there are sandbars, much like the bays down at the eastern shore. This boat was trying his best to extricate himself.
Wisconsin Dells was a stop we had considered when planning this trip. When we realized the main attraction at Wisconsin Dells are the numerous waterparks, we decided we didn't need to stop. Waterparks, especially indoor waterparks, are fairly common in this area. And the numerous billboards are all written to attract the children. Daddy, can we stop????
It looks like State College PA is getting a new fire truck. The lettering on the side of this engine indicated it was on its way. Unfortunately, reading the lettering and grabbing the camera did not happen as quickly as we would have liked. It is indeed a small world.
We arrived at the Elkhart Indiana campground after a long day. I-90 is one of the bumpiest roads we have been on. I-39 has massive construction - actually a lot of the highways do. I-80 had a lot of traffic and some of the rudest drivers we have seen so far. If today would have been the third day of our trip instead of the third from home, we may have been tempted to turn around and go back home. It is time to go home!
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