We got a late start to the day today. We were able to find so many things that still needed to be done before we left. We finally left the driveway at 10:15am, hit the gas station for some expensive Canadian gas, and did some quick banking. On the road again headed toward the border.

About an hour later we were in Emerson at the US border crossing. Getting through the line there took about an hour. But once they got to us, it went very quickly. I think it was because of three things. 1. We were friendly. 2. We tell the truth. 3. We expressed interest in the agent. This combination has always made our travels very easy.

After getting through the border, we were off to Grand Forks where we stopped from lunch at Subway, our favourite travel stop. Back on the road towards Fargo where we stopped at Target to get some groceries. Finally, we made it to our campground just outside of Ashby, Minnesota just before 6pm. Very easy day of driving and lots of stops to keep the blood in the legs and the sanity in the kids.

The campground is very nice (for an RV park) and the kids loved the brand new playground. They played for about an hour while we got camp set up and dinner ready. The weather was beautiful for an outdoor meal, after which we got the kids ready for bed.

Now, here I sit writing this post on a picnic table in the middle of nowhere. I love wireless. The sun just set a while ago so the bugs are telling me to get into the tent.