from where the chilly winds do blow..

Hello to all from Minnesota, Since we last wrote we have been experiencing a dramatic change in the weather. It got bitterly cold here (Mitch, stop laughing) and we have been dealing with the issues frozen campers deal with. To top it all off our furnace decided it didn't like cold weather either. We are now heading south as quickly as taking back roads will allow. We have had some adventures which are worth noting. Mark's dream of having his child or wife shoot his dinner has not been fufilled this year but it gives us all a goal for the future. We did get to fufill his dream of scaring plenty of pheasants which was quite an experience. South Dakota is beautiful in a windswept, artic tundra sort of way. We had a lovely dinner with some successful hunters who were friends of Mark's friend up here. We got to sample pheasant, walleye and blue gill (fish) plus eat the best pie the country makes. You probably are asking if it is so cold why are you in MN? Good question. We had an appointment in Minneapolis to replace the refrigerator. We had an appointment with Camping World to purchase and install one. We ended up doing the work and they were very helpful. Mark's cousins live in Minneapolis so we stayed with them last night and are re-grouping for our trek down the Mississippi River. We plan to spend some time in Hannibal MO, childhood place of Mark Twain. I am attaching a couple of photo's of our life and warm garage where we replaced the refrigerator. Will send much more interesting photos' when my camera defrosts.....
Hugs to all from where the chilly winds blow