DAY 5 &6 (May 21&22) IT IS WHAT IT IS

SUNRISE OUT OUR DOOR

And so the day begins, love a man and his tools  

He is demanding that blankedy blank jack come off 

and there it is in all it's glory

Took the worn tire to Goodyear in Valley City had them dispose of it and put our spare on the rim. Also borrowed a heavy duty pry bar to take the ruined stabilizer jack off the rear of the rig. Drove 70 miles to Jamestown ND RV dealer to purchase a new jack. Stopped at local veterinary clinic to confirm the bugs on Petro are indeed ticks. Purchased additional Front-line for him to get rid of them, also bought bug bombs for the RV and truck. We must have found close to 100 on Petro, in the tuck and camper. Whew, what a mess. Vet told us they are heavy in high grass areas and we have been letting him run free around the campground chasing rabbits and such in the high grass. So I guess it is our fault. No more freedom for him. Returned to camper and nice roast beef dinner I put in the crock pot before we left.
Had a great hike around the park, down to the lake and dam.

On the way back from our hike, Carl picked me some Lilacs (I swear this state is the Lilac capital of the world, they are all over the place).

 

On Friday night and all day Saturday the winds were so high Petro wouldn't even go outside (20-30 MPH). Scared the carp out of me too, lots of severe thunder storm and tornado warnings. Kept a close eye on the weather. Decided to leave the camper and head into town to do laundry and get an ice cream. If the camper blew away, we didn't want to be in it!!! Did 6 loads of laundry ($16). Stopped at another Verizon/radio shack to see if anything we could do to boost our signal at the campground. Was told that in North Dakota, Verizon and altel have not merged. Amazing, there is a new tower right across the lake from us, we can see it from out campsite, but we get a very weak to no signal. The guy at the radio shack was totally useless and actually a real jerk. We spent a long time on phone with Verizon representative who tried to help, but to no avail. Finally ordered a Wilson signal booster online, had it sent to the campground in Montana we plan to stay at over Memorial Weekend.

Had a restless evening and night worrying about the storms and anxious to leave tomorrow for a little more populated area, a little lower elevation, and good cell signal. This is the first Corps of Engineer campground that we have not been happy with. Can't recommend this place to anyone. Oh well, nothing ventured - nothing gained!