Unpacking and Cleaning

56 days and nearly 8000 miles and we are back in Danbury WI.  The last couple of days were spent unpacking the Winnie and trying to get it clean after collecting all the dirt and grime those 56 days on the road dished out.  Dave got out the pressure washer and I got on the ladder.  Lots of scrubbing and scouring and the Winnebago Adventurer is looking pretty good again.  All the rocking and rolling shook loose a couple of brackets for the grill and we aren't sure how to reattach but other than that none the worse for wear.  We will spend a few days here and then move south to Lake Elmo to stay until Labor Day.

Bold Move, Grand Results

We decided to go for a real big day and make the final drive to Danbury shorter.  We left Moosomin SK at a little before 8:00 am and headed for Winnipeg.  We thought about having lunch there but couldn't find an appropriate place to stop so we had lunch at a truckstop in Pembina ND.  Our luck started to turn as we stopped for a break just west of Crookston MN and the information booth had a list of campgrounds on Highway 2.  We chose to try a city park in Bagley MN.  We called and even though it was Saturday they said there were a couple of openings and if we got there before they were gone we could have one.  Our day was getting good.  When we arrived, not only did they have a spot but it was one that we could drive through and not unhook, it was about 60 feet from the showers and it had 50 amp electric.  But the best was yet to come.  We noticed a lot of cars parked on the street but didn’t know why.  When I registered, the manager said we were in luck.  The Clearwater County fair was going on this weekend and we were parked right across the street!  We had a county fair dinner of turkey legs cooked up by the local scout troop, funnel cakes, cheese curds, mini donuts, foot long corn dog, roast buttered corn on the cob, and topped it all off with homemade cinnamon rolls.  Good thing there was four of us or that would have been a lot to eat for one person.  What a day!  We covered a lot of miles and still had time to take in the fair.

West Edmonton Mall

Our extra day in Edmonton was spent at the world’s largest indoor mall.  It doesn’t have nearly as many stores as MOA but is definitely larger.  The mall is more of a tourist attraction than a retail venue.  It has an indoor water park with a wave pool and some of the largest water slides I have ever seen.  The indoor amusement park is as large as the water park.  In the center of it all is a Marine Center with pirate ship, sea lion show and an underground aquarium.  It was a busy day so we finished it off with a couple of drinks at a pub in the bourbon street section of the mall.  It is quite the place.