A Day of Rest
The wind blew fiercly most of the night at the Oasis. We had left the awning out on the slide side so it rattled and swished giving us an uneasy night's sleep. We were not about to go out and fight the awning in the dark :) As usual there was a calm period after sunrise so Jim got up a bit early, rolled in the awnings, made coffee and we were outta there by 9 AM.
The 255 mile drive to Fairmont, MN on I90 was pretty much construction free but very rocky, rolly, bumpy. After 5 hours of that, actually 2 days, I was so hopeful that the Flying Goose would be a suitable spot to stop. As we drove up to this wooded lake campground my stomach was sinking. Where are we going to find a satellite friendly site here? Saturday afternoon, crowds of family campers, vacation lake environment...this does not look good. And the kid says, well site 73 is your best bet...there's nothing else available.
We followed him through the packed, wooded campground, turned a curve and there's a glorious open field, surrounded by huge trees, with wide, long pull-through sites. Yippee!
The only downer is the 100+ temperature with dripping humidity. I looked at all the weather maps and there's really no cool option right now. From CA to IL it is hot!
We got all set up and I walked to the office to reserve another day...a day to rest. I met Linda, the new owner of the campground. On the phone she told me that the site we reserved was iffy for satellite connection. I assured her that any site in this open field would be satellite friendly. They are trying to pull in the big-rigs from I90 so this will be an added amenity.
It turned out to be a very quiet campground. No freeway noise, kids under control...very nice. A short walk through the woods brings you to Lake Imogene where there are lakeside sites in the trees with swimming, boating and fishing just steps away. The surrounding area of Minnesota and northern Iowa is quite beautiful farmland, along with small lake resort towns. I'm sure we'll be stopping here again...halfway between Rapid and Chicago :)