Setting Up and Settling In...

Dakotah Meadows RV Park in Prior Lake, Minnesota

      Today we attempted to catch up on business and get things organized after battling the heat and rain while in Missouri for the past several weeks.  The sun rises early in Minnesota, and so did our Shelties.

Our site, B-5, for the next several weeks at Dakotah Meadows RV Park

      It was cooler and we had a good night's sleep so we began to put the sun shades on the Camelot.  It's a bit of a project and goes more smoothly if we attack it together.  George had directed Valerie into our site yesterday and she didn't realize he had backed us in as far as possible and the hitch was just above the grass at the rear of the coach.  The concern was that the mowers may get too close with their equipment and cause damage, so we left everything in tact and crept forward several feet just to be sure.

Sam's Club free health care screening area near the pharmacy in Shakopee, MN

      One concern for full time RVers is medical care, and we have found lately that Sam's Club offers monthly health screenings at most locations -- usually on the second Saturday of the month.  They say that membership is not required to take advantage of these.  The registration process is a bit tedious, requiring us to fill in the bubbles below every letter and number we write in, but most of the screeners we have encountered have been quite professional and have offered excellent counseling on cholesterol, HDL, blood pressure, and body fat, and glucose, among others items of concern.  So we took off for the Sam's in nearby Shakopee mid-morning and participated so we can monitor our progress from month to month.

     While out and about we decided we had the energy to wash the Subaru, so we cruised into the car wash at the nearby Holiday service station, even though rain threatened.  (Just be forewarned that Valerie has a strange propensity to become bored and take photos while inside car washes).

Inside the Subaru inside Holiday car wash in Shakopee, MN

      When we returned, it was time to begin arranging and re-arranging.  George worked inside the bays on the coach and Valerie sorted out duplicate state maps and the few books we keep on board in case we find ourselves in a dead internet zone and need direction or help deciding upon a campground during our travels.

Tossing the duplicate or outdated maps and travel guides 

      Valerie did quite a bit of walking around the campground and photographing some wildlife and wildflowers and made progress on catching up with laundry after a few days on the road.








      Tonight we will be tearing apart the bed before we crawl in as we seem to have picked up biting critter of some sort in Kansas City.  We both have marks to prove it, and George volunteered to model one of his.  Seems like we get a new one or two every day!

One example of our extremely itchy insect bites

      So, what better way to close this evening than with that familiar childhood expression -- "Good night.  Sleep tight.  And don't let the bedbugs bite!"