Spent another relaxing day with Rob and Katie. Talked a little about the wedding. It's 15 months away, but they do have to think about the wedding venue soon so they can book the place. This is completely different from when Bob and I got engaged about 36 1/2 years ago. We didn't want to wait very long, so we planned our wedding and reception in 3 months!
We left Rob's about 3:30 PM when he went to play soccer, and drove 440 miles before stopping in Sparta, Wisconsin. We have determined that when we just have a long day of driving, we don't need to stay in a campground. We just pull into a Walmart parking lot, pull the shades, and we're home! The picture above shows us in our "living room" enjoying a drink after a long day of driving!
Things sure have changed since our long camping trips of 36 years ago. One big word, TECHNOLOGY. At the touch of an app on my iphone, I can find out where the nearest Walmart is; where the nearest gas station selling diesel is, and the approximate cost per gallon; rest stop locations; nearest restaurant; etc., and it counts down the number of miles and shows a map of the route with a little blue moving dot indicating our RV! And of course, I can't fail to mention this blog, text messages, and facebook which are also ways to stay connected. My future grandchildren will probably never have to use a map!
We're hoping to make it all the way to the Badlands National Park tomorrow. Then we'll really begin our "adventure!"