Since the Internet connection is so good here at Prairie Cove Campground in Ashby Minnesota, I decided I better write today’s post before we get started.

Today we are going to Oakdale, Wisconsin. On the way we will be hitting the outlet malls just this side of Minneapolis. I know Amelia is looking forward to it. I hope I find something interesting for me.

The day started very well. We are approaching 10am and the kids are in the van and ready to go. Marv and Karen the owners of the campground are great people and make the stay very enjoyable. I will pass along a story about them when I have more time. Amazing!

One last thing. I wanted to comment about our border crossing yesterday. I noticed that the Homeland Security flag was at half mast and so I as the roder agent about it. He said that there was an agent in Arizona that had been shot in the line of duty. It made me think of the couple who crossed at the same border crossing as us. They mistook the husband for a criminal and held he and his wife at gun point. Hearing these two stories, I realized that so many people complain about the border crossing agents for wahatever reason, and simply do not understand the importance and responsibility of the job that these people have, both side of the border. I just want to say that I think they do a fabulous job and I am thankful that they are willing to put themselves out there, even if it is an “inconvenience” to me.

If I get another chance, I will post about the day’s events later.