Summer 2019: Day 63, Vacation Day 2
More driving on this second day of vacation, but it didn't seem quite as long.
We all woke up semi-early, ate breakfast at the Ramada, packed the car, and hit the road. Our first stop on the trip was to Costco, where we filled out and spent $30 less on lunch than we did at McDonald's yesterday (hurray for the $1.50 hot dog!). Michael drove a good portion of the ride in North Dakota and Minnesota; Lori took over in St. Cloud and took us the rest of the way (Michael can't legally drive on his permit in Wisconsin until he is 16, and Lori wanted to drive, so I lounged comfortably in the back seat.
We hit a little traffic in St. Cloud, but eventually made it to Hayward, where we tried taking a picture of the giant musky but many trees were in the way (that's different then the last time we were here in 1998 ...). We enjoyed a good meal at Norske Nook, though Lori had to get a little annoyed with the manager after no one came to get our order. The last couple hours of driving were a little extended after a bad accident blocked the road and we had to backtrack. Still, the drive in was nice -- it feels like a Wisconsin summer in the North Woods that I've come to appreciate and miss. And now we've arrived and can enjoy the next few days without hours upon hours of driving.
We all woke up semi-early, ate breakfast at the Ramada, packed the car, and hit the road. Our first stop on the trip was to Costco, where we filled out and spent $30 less on lunch than we did at McDonald's yesterday (hurray for the $1.50 hot dog!). Michael drove a good portion of the ride in North Dakota and Minnesota; Lori took over in St. Cloud and took us the rest of the way (Michael can't legally drive on his permit in Wisconsin until he is 16, and Lori wanted to drive, so I lounged comfortably in the back seat.
We hit a little traffic in St. Cloud, but eventually made it to Hayward, where we tried taking a picture of the giant musky but many trees were in the way (that's different then the last time we were here in 1998 ...). We enjoyed a good meal at Norske Nook, though Lori had to get a little annoyed with the manager after no one came to get our order. The last couple hours of driving were a little extended after a bad accident blocked the road and we had to backtrack. Still, the drive in was nice -- it feels like a Wisconsin summer in the North Woods that I've come to appreciate and miss. And now we've arrived and can enjoy the next few days without hours upon hours of driving.
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