We've arrived in Fergus Falls, our location for the next few months. It's a nice town and we are looking forward to exploring the area.
Our campground doesn't have Wi-Fi so there may not be many blog updates. That will give you a chance to go back and read all the posts you've missed.
The campground is installing WiFi so I hope that happens soon.
We get six tv channels. One channel that shows oldies, a Fox station, and four PBS.
Should be interesting.
Monday, May 9, 2016
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Bismarck
We've been in Bismarck for a few days. We had planned to take two days to drive here from Box Elder/Rapid City, but since most of the drive was through areas where there weren't any towns or things to see or places to stay, we just made the whole trip (about 350 miles) in one day.
We like the campground, particularly the fact that the wifi is good. The weather has been outstanding.
Training is going well. We like our new manager very much. This is much more of what we thought the job would be like...being treated like adults instead of children.
We've also had a chance to get to know several of our co-workers which has been nice. It's always interesting to talk to other full time RVers and find out how they do things and we've picked up some good info on wifi and camping locaitons.
We are all working on a project for a gas company that covers North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Minnesota and none of us is leaving until it is all done, so if that means that people in one state move to another when they finish, then that's what will happen. The goal is to be done before it gets too ridiculously cold.
Bottom line, we're glad to be back and work and we're optimistic about the next few months.
We like the campground, particularly the fact that the wifi is good. The weather has been outstanding.
Training is going well. We like our new manager very much. This is much more of what we thought the job would be like...being treated like adults instead of children.
We've also had a chance to get to know several of our co-workers which has been nice. It's always interesting to talk to other full time RVers and find out how they do things and we've picked up some good info on wifi and camping locaitons.
We are all working on a project for a gas company that covers North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Minnesota and none of us is leaving until it is all done, so if that means that people in one state move to another when they finish, then that's what will happen. The goal is to be done before it gets too ridiculously cold.
Bottom line, we're glad to be back and work and we're optimistic about the next few months.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Passport To Fun!
A few years ago Chris bought us both National Parks Passports. He's had more opportunities to use his since he was leading tours in DC and other areas on the East Coast. I finally got to use mine on our trip to SD.
The passport had divided the US into about 9 different regions with background information for each region and areas for stamps.
At each national park, usually in the visitors' center, you'll find a place where you can use rubber stamps to mark your passport for free. Each place usually includes a picture depicting the park, plus a cancellation like the post office uses with the name of the park and the date you visited. In my stamp above for the Badlands there's also a stamp marking the 100th Anniversary of the park. Other than the cost of the passport (and any admission fee for the park) the stamps are free.
You can also purchase stamps or stickers for the different parks. Here you can see my reproductions of the official stamps for Mount Rushmore and Devil's Tower. These each cost about $1.75, so it's a fun and inexpensive way to keep track of your visits.
I also splurged and bought this sticker and description of Devil's Tower. There are lots of spaces so I think I'm safe in using extras for Devil's Tower.
The passport had divided the US into about 9 different regions with background information for each region and areas for stamps. 
At each national park, usually in the visitors' center, you'll find a place where you can use rubber stamps to mark your passport for free. Each place usually includes a picture depicting the park, plus a cancellation like the post office uses with the name of the park and the date you visited. In my stamp above for the Badlands there's also a stamp marking the 100th Anniversary of the park. Other than the cost of the passport (and any admission fee for the park) the stamps are free. 
You can also purchase stamps or stickers for the different parks. Here you can see my reproductions of the official stamps for Mount Rushmore and Devil's Tower. These each cost about $1.75, so it's a fun and inexpensive way to keep track of your visits. 
I also splurged and bought this sticker and description of Devil's Tower. There are lots of spaces so I think I'm safe in using extras for Devil's Tower.
This week we've also been watching Ken Burns' series on the National Parks on PBS, so seems appropriate that we've been visiting. It's been a thrill for us to be able to visit so many national parks recently and we look forward to getting more stamps in our passports in the future.
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