Dispatch number 9 Big Boys and their Toys Heaven

Thursday, July 29, Day 21…

Fred on Top of the Bus

Wednesday was a big day in Fred's life.  He actually found a cherry picker  to lift him on top of the bus. We had to drive to the nearby
town of Vergas where they had a ballpark parking lot big enough for the
bus and the truck to maneuver.   He was in “boys and their toys heaven.”
He did some improvements, caulked some, cranked a spotlight and
generally had a ball playing around up there. Our satellite dish is now
all connected and we are spending some of our free time trying to figure
out how to work it.  

I, on the other hand, did the job that follows a woman where ever she
goes....laundry.  The laundromat was in Vergas and was also a restaurant
and bait shop.  There were little bistro tables in between the washer
aisle and the dryer aisle with menus and tent cards warning me not to
sit there unless I was eating. To tell you the truth, the food looked a
lot better than the laundry equipment. The bait looked very fresh. We
have seen many  other odd combination stores. One of note was a
smoke/gas/dinette/hardware store and casino.

Road signs are fairly interesting; especially if you have no idea what
they mean.  Oink Joint Road for instance. Zorba's advertises with an
aging hippie who claims his pizza joint is “nicely baked since 1969.”

Eating and shopping was always interesting.  I created a “Minnesota
Glossery” for you who may visit for the first time.

                      Tap Pop = Fountain Soda
                      Mac Hot Dish = Hangover Hot Dish = Macaroni Casserole
                      Walleye fingers = fishsticks
                      Pull Tabs = Cardboard Cocaine = gambling similar to
scratch off lottery tickets but ya pull
                      Oof da Tacos = Indian Frybread (elephant ears sold
here but I have no idea what they are)
                      Kum pow chicken = Kung Pow chicken (you can choose
your spice level 1-5 here)
                      Scenic Wetlands = Swamp

We are driving to Minneapolis today and will write again after we
experience that new town.
THANK YOU to all of you who have written back after getting my emails.
News from home is one of the highlights for us each day.  Don't forget
to check out our pictures of good and bad campgrounds.

Lessons learned days 20 and 21
There is a difference between a campground (good) and a trailer park
(bad).

Bad Campground!

Good Campground

There is such as thing as too much butter - tummy troubles after Ruth's
Chris Steakhouse

from the road:
-robin