Presho, SD

Well we have finally made it to a state that we have not camped in, and can now add South Dakota to our states visit map.

We were finally able to settle up with the Winnebago Service Center late in the afternoon Thursday. Everything that we needed done was done and done well. It was also done at a reasonable price, so we are happy campers, as they say. That is not to say we don’t still have some glitches with the coach, just did not have time to keep going over every little thing. The big items that we did not want to trust to just any shop (like fixing the leak in the bedroom slide) are now done.

The item that kept us the extra day was the broken Corian countertop in the bath. This was a one and a half inch by three quarter inch chip out of the edge of the sink and it was very noticeable. The previous owner broke it, and the two pieces glued back in place in a noticeable fashion. On one of our trips the rough highways bounced the medicine cabinet open and a can of shaving cream fell on the repaired area and broke it again. That is quite possibly the same thing that happened to the first guy. I could not find anyone in Orlando that was interested in repairing Corian. I guess everyone is doing granite now.  Winnebago fixed it so that you cannot tell it was ever broken. Bravo Winnebago!

We were off as scheduled this morning, and were heading west at nine. We had some rain along the way and some pretty strong winds most of the way across southern Minnesota. Those winds abated around Sioux Falls, but the temperature has dropped twenty degrees. We are still at the point where we welcome the cooler temperatures after Florida’s summer heat. One point of interest on the way was the miles of sunflowers! I mean miles! Now you know where all those seeds come from.

We pulled in to the New Frontier Camp ground in Presho, SD around 4:30 and got set up for the night.  It took a little longer than normal because of a particularly chatty neighbor. Nice fella, but lots to say.

View from campsite. Lots of farmland, not many people.

We will take this opportunity for a quiet night's sleep before departing for Wall, SD and the Badlands National Park tomorrow. Hopefully we will come up with some more interesting pictures.