Days 1 - 2
I am still trying to figure out the layout of this blog....seems kind of hard. I don't mean to confuse you. This entry is for all those Walmart (camping) fans. We stayed at our first Walmart the first night. We were so tired that it appeared that nothing would matter or get in the way of a good nights sleep (14 hrs. of driving...700 miles)! The Walmart was near Notre Dame. It appeared to be a very nice area and we had 2 other R.V.'s staying over along with some truckers. All through the night I heard: cars squeeling wheels, ambulances, police sirens, store carts banging into one another, people walking nearby and talking, racing cars, diesel trucks, and more. The lights overhead created a daytime effect. I am not a fan (nor a happy camper)...yet. I am sure we will try again and hopefully we will go to a 'winning' Walmart! We did shop there.....and got a roasted chicken for dinner and along with the salad I made ahead of time, it was a delicious feast!

After the second day of driving, we are now in a nice campground outside of Des Moines. We had a wonderful dinner with Bill (my Bro.) and Nancy. Bill has a new smoker and served the BEST 'experiment' ever....pulled pork. And Nancy's 'experimental' pie (chocolate/pistachio) was great too. They are spoiling us and we are loving it. Oh....and I slept like a rock in a nice quiet campground! Have a great Labor Day today. We will be here and will head out on Tues. for the Badlands.
More later....
Mary