Prior to the move I decided to be stupid and slice my palm open so deep that Ellen had to drive me to the emergency room to get sewn up. Marv feeling good. Then we moved on to another Thousand Trails Park, Indian Lakes further east in Indiana for more jobs and work. I think this guy has a problem with his fridge. The plan also was to teach Ellen how to play golf as they had a nice course there. Unfortunately, she dislocated her S-I joint and couldn’t even walk, let alone play golf. That will have to come at another time.

Work, Hot, Humid, Baby Geese, Bridges

We drove south in Indiana to a Thousand Trails park, Horseshoe Lakes. We had a nice spot right next to the lake. The weather is very humid, which will take some getting used to. I worked and gave a demonstration on the use of Solar and Satellite. In the evenings we took long talks to start working off all the food we’ve eaten since leaving home, and to watch the baby geese. We also took a tour of the covered bridges in the area. We are too far south to see the “Bridges of Madison Country”, but we did see the “Bridges of Park Country.” There are so many throughout this state. We also visited an old mill.

Off to RV Capital Indiana

Tuesday May 11, we awoke to a downpour as we hitched up and headed down I-35. We had to stop at my brother in laws favorite place. Our next stop was the RV capital of the U.S. in northern Indiana. We visited several RV manufacturers and I got some training and met with Winnebago, Carriage, Heartland, Newmar and more component manufactures to set business. We stayed in Millersburg IN for several days. There is a large Amish population in this area, and you see them driving their horse carriages to the store and fast food. The horses just hitch up outside and wait rain and all. Many Amish men work in the RV factories. We were surprised to see Amish in fast-food places and the children playing in the McDonald land.

Montana to Minnesota Cousins

We stayed in Valley City, North Dakota last night and woke up to freezing temperatures and blowing snow. Thinking that we may have headed out too early in the season for these northern areas we pushed on to Minnesota. We stayed for 3 days in Wayzata MN at the home of Carol and David Nitz. David is a distant cousin of mine on my mom’s side. They treated us to fabulous food and great conversation, and leisurely bicycle rides around the area where they live, which is beautiful and in full bloom. We also learned a lot about family history which was very interesting. We also took a tour of Minneapolis which is quite a lovely city with many city parks around small lakes throughout the city. Minnesota certainly called the state of a 1000 lakes for a reason. We were treated on Mother’s Day to a relaxing and blissful boat ride in the Nitz’s boat on Lake Minnetonka and dinner at a nice restaurant on the water.

We also visited cousins of mine, Kelly and Aric and their 3 boys who were so fun to watch and interact with. Kelly’s sister and her husband also dropped over to see us. Kelly fed us yet another wonderful dinner. We decided we need to spend some time away from family before we each gain 50 pounds. They have all fed us well!

Arrived in Glendive, Montana for a nice long stay with my aunt and uncle, Gary and Maureen Lundman. Really enjoyed all the wonderful food, great conversation and battling it out for the Pinochle “Champions of the World.” We spent some quality time visiting my Grandma Lundman in the nursing home and celebrating her 91st birthday with other family members. It was fun to see cousins we hadn’t seen in years. It was sad to leave, but on May 6th we headed off on further adventure.