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Our First Day on the Road

9/1/2015

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Our first night on the road in our Leisure Travel Van and I’m exhausted.  We left New York a week ago and then settled in with dear, tolerant relatives in Minnesota while we provisioned our vehicle.  We had to buy dishes, pans, sheets and linens, plus a million little gadgets to make sure that nothing rocked and rolled as we traveled.  And then read all those manuals…
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Finally, we left Minneapolis Monday morning and headed west.
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Saying goodbye to John, Margo (not pictured) and Minneapolis.
We only got 12 miles when the challenges rose up.  Warning lights, safety checks and two hours later we were back on the road, headed through Minnesota to South Dakota.

Finally, we were on the road.  Flat Minnesota, thousands of acres of corn and soybeans in every direction, with each variety marked by the seed companies that have developed them.
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Sunset approaches.  We’re hungry, grouchy and the lovely town of Arlington, South Dakota awaits with its grain silos and quiet pond where campers can pitch for the night.  

We’re home!
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View from our new home tonight.
An early morning walk through downtown Arlington, a center of grain storage and transportation.
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7 Comments
Gen
9/1/2015 07:02:44 am

Love your van! Peaceful pond at dusk lovely. Looking forward to more

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bonna
9/1/2015 11:22:52 am

looks awesome. have fun and drive safely.

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Nancy
9/1/2015 01:26:24 pm

Thanks for checking in, Bonna!

shanna
9/1/2015 11:09:14 pm

Would be boring if not for some adversity! great posts, keep 'em coming! Would LOVE to see inside the trailer too!

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Nancy
9/2/2015 01:32:37 am

I love requests! Will do, Shanna!

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Soodi and Mark link
1/23/2016 11:50:43 am

We were given your link by Octavia Nasr and loved to see your pics and read your memo. Mark and I have been looking at RV's and almost bought one in Texas and had to let go of it, as it was advertised wrongly . Came back thinking it is not time yet. We loved living it through looking your blog. thanks

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Nancy
1/27/2016 08:48:03 am

Hello! I think we've meet many years ago. Glad you are enjoying our adventures. Hopefully you will have your own someday soon.

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