Wisconsin & Minnesota

We spent three days in Oshkosh, WI. The campground was very nice, and we had a lovely view of the pasture in front of us. The only downside, was the location - between the local landfill and the prison! John and Peggy had a great visit with her brother Charlie and his wife Mary Ann, who taught John & Peggy a new card game called Memory. One evening, they had dinner at the Golf Club, then played cards in the bar until all hours, while I was "home alone". On Saturday, they had a very nice lunch at a cute place right on the shore of Lake Winnebago.

Peggy, John, Mary Ann & Charlie at Lake Winnebago

While in Oshkosh, John's cousin Jigger, from Minnesota came over and stayed at the same campground. He brought his new companion with him, and I think you will agree he's very cute! He and I got along just fine - - - I even let him come in the coach one night because it was raining outside.

Brody

Jigger came to Oshkosh, because he and John had discovered a long lost cousin of theirs was living there. They got together with him and had a nice visit - after 40 some years.

Leaving Wisconsin behind us, we traveled to St. Paul and spent a couple of days visiting with John's other cousins, Donna & Rich. We all got together at Cliff & Donna's, and Rich & Joan and their two sons drove over and we all had a grand ole time. One of the highlights was watching Jigger back his trailer down the street -it's downhill and curvy. It was quite a sight, as it was pouring down rain and John was out in the street helping guide Jigger.

Watch out - here comes Jigger - backward.

Joan, Donna & Cliff are spellbound.

John, in pouring rain, guiding Jigger down the hill.

The Rahkola men

After the fun with the cousins, we drove on to a wonderful little place called Detroit Lakes, MN. The campground was marelevous, as was the town and surrounding area. The folks running the campground were some of the friendliest we've ever met. We spent 6 days just relaxing, reading, and checking out the local eateries. Would have stayed a few days longer, but the campground was booked solid as they were having a country music festival the next week. The town was expecting approximately 60,000 people for the festival. And RVer's listen to this........for boondocking in a open field, the charge was $50 per rig, PLUS $50 per person, and this did not include your tickets for the festival.

Sorry John, this is MY chair!

My next report on the antics of my humans will be from North Dakota where we are headed for a couple of rallys.