Just Modern Day Gypsies: St. Paul/Minneapolis-Segway and the road.....

Off on our Segway Trip/Minneapolis

Mall of America, MN

It's no fun being sick...but Oh well guess I will just play Xbox!

following the Mississippi River along Hwy 61 in MN.

Look to the right of the picture...that is a bicycle...saw a great deal of them but hard to get pic as we were travelling

Wisconsin Dells RV Park

Well we have been busy since I last updated the blog!! We are travelling through Montana today and the scenery is changing to remind me of home. Mountains...real mountains...not those things you call mountains in the mid-west (sorry mid-westerners) but the Rocky Mt's!! I have always loved Montana and Dylan says he can see why they call it the "Big Sky" country...for you see sky for miles. The weather has been perfect travelling weather and the only thing that has been bad on the trip is that Dylan continues to be ill. Yesterday he finally felt better and boy was he hungry...today...well that is another story and looks like we will miss the Lewis and Clark Caverns that we planned on stopping at. He is asleep now after having a rough morning so will see how he feels when he awakes but won't wake him. When we crossed into Minnesota we were told by Scott who worked at the Lebanon Hills RV park in Apple Vally, MN to follow the Mississippi River and take Hwy 61 and it was a wonderful suggestion. The drive was beautiful and we went through Red Wing...home of the Red Wing shoes I could never afford when I was a kid. I am sure you Baby Boomers remember Red Wing and I think they still make good work boots. It was fun to see the old shoe factory and they have turned it into a shopping mall like the old Sardine Factory's in Monterrey, CA. The town looked like a wonderful place to explore and was sorry we didn't have time. The park at Lebanon Hills was a wonderful place and shame on us for not getting pictures..we are slipping. Dylan couldn't even make it out of the motor home when we got there so we didn't go to Mall of America that day as planned. We already had Groupon for a Segway ride so on Monday we went to the Mall of America for a little while then went to the Segway place in Minneapolis. It was different then out ride in St. Petersburg, FL in that you were given a map and off you went on your own. We had two hours to explore downtown and where able to follow the bicycle paths. We met some nice people and they led us to a a Lake and we began travelling around it but poor Dylan just couldn't hang. We got him some water and headed back. He felt so bad we couldn't finish our two hours but said he was glad for the experience and found it fun. Let me tell you, it was a good thing we weren't on a tour and were on our own as he had that Segway up to 15 mph on the way back (the fastest it would go) and was back to the shop before we were with his helmet off and sitting on a golf cart. I would never own a Segway as you have to keep pretty steady and my feet go to sleep, but it was a nice ride by the lake and some things can't be helped. We took Dylan back to the motor-home and he said he was OK alone so we went to the Mall of America to just look around.
We left on Tuesday and Dylan felt a little better so we swung in Camping World to pick up a few things and Cabela's was right next door so of course (thanks to Derek Davidson) we had to go over!! We spent a couple of hours there (amazing how Dylan felt better in a "Man's Store) and he HAD to have sweatshirt from there like Derek and Angel's......and so we didn't get off to our trip til 4 pm and ended up driving til about midnight (poor Dusty) and just slept in a Rest Area. Dylan finally saw how we really live...Grandpa driving..Grandma reading and Dylan too and he and I laid on the bed and ate Hersey kisses!! What a way to travel!! Yesterday he found out the Xbox would work and was in heaven as he played going down the road and I finished my book. We spent the night in a little town in Mt called Reed Point and next to Goddard's Ranch..now my mom is a Goddard so I wanted to go see if we were related but saved Dylan and Dusty the embarrassment. Dylan felt better and was hungry but I didn't feel well so I just fixed breakfast for dinner and took some dizzy pills and went to bed. When Dylan woke up today he was sick all over again!! So here we are travelling down the road again with beautiful mountains and rivers and will be in Post Falls,ID tomorrow to see Dusty's dad and sister hopefully.
Heard Jerry Custer is now a fan of Angry Birds!!! Guess you will have to go to the casino and win you some money so you can buy an IPad Jerry...Miss everyone at Indian Springs!!!