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| The lake the campgrounds was on |
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| Rick biking |
We had a wonderful time on our weekend away. We left on Thur. afternoon for New London and the Sibley State Park. We made it there around 6:00 and got the camper all set up. It was a really quiet campgrounds because this time of year it is all adults there as the kids are back in school. It was mostly old people in huge campers. Friday we got up and got ready to go biking. The day started out sunny but then clouded over and got really windy and cold. We biked from the campgrounds to the trail link in New London and biked to Willmar and back for a total of 41 miles. It was great on the way down because we had the wind to our backs. But by the time we headed back the wind was 22 MPH and we had to bike into it. It was hard but I managed to average 12-14 mph. A lot slower then the 16-18 we did on the way down. Of course when we got back to the campgrounds the sun came back out. So after having something to eat we decided to go for a little hike. We may have gotten a little bit lost and had to take the road back to the campgrounds. Friday night it got down the 36. It was a little chilly with the wind. Good thing we have a heater in the camper. It kept us pretty warm.
Sat. we went exploring the area. We went to a great little Amish furniture store in New London. I found my kitchen table and chairs. To bad the table alone cost $1500. I hate it when I find something I really want and it cost way more then I want to spend. Rick pulled me out of the store before I could buy it up! After that we went to a couple little shops and New London and then went to Spicer to a winery. We tasted a few wines and came out with a couple of bottles of wine to bring home. When we got back to the campgrounds we went for a 6 mile hike up to Mount Tom. It was a very hilly hike. It was a lot of fun hiking in the woods. The trees are all turning colors so it was very pretty. And this time on our hike we took a map so we did not get lost.
After another chilly night we got up at 8:00 and got the camper all packed and we were on the road by 9:00. We stopped at a really good cafe in Spicer and had some breakfast and then we were headed home. We had to stop at Cassie's house and pick up Dexter. He was very happy to see us. He has lots of fun at Cassie's playing with Jada but is always ready to come home. Once we got home we got the camper all unpacked and cleaned and ready to be stored for the winter. I am sad to have to put it away but am already looking forward to using it again next year.
Today it is back to work. It was really hard to get up and come to work after having such a great weekend but I guess if I want to go on more trips I have to work.
Later Sharon
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