We left Rapid City behind on August 24th and drove to Sioux Falls the first night. That was our longest drive, about 350 miles. When traveling quickly, we use Walmarts. We left Sioux Falls and traveled to Des Moines. One of the pre employment requirements for work at Amazon is a drug test. As big as Rapid City was they did not have a Quest Lab, so we had a scheduled appointment in Des Moines. We were a day early but they were able to fit us in. Next day, we drove to Bettendorf and stayed 3 days Isle of Capri Casino. Ed played in a poker tournament twice, came close the second time but didn’t win either. We played Bingo one night and I won a game.
We left the casino and drove to Indiana for a scheduled stop at a Thousand Trails park, Horseshoe Lakes. Our reservations were for 7 nights but when we arrived they didn’t have any FHU site that would fit us, so we ended up in overflow and had electric only. We could have moved to a regular site after the holiday weekend, but we had decided we would leave there early. We left there on Wednesday and drove to Louisville for a stay at another casino. Didn’t win but had a wonderful dinner at the buffet. Anytime I can get my fill of peel and eat shrimp, I am a happy camper!!
We left Thursday morning for the final 100 miles of our trip to Campbellsville, Kentucky. Amazon pays for your site starting 2 days before your start date, so we had to pay for 3 days. With those extra days, we were able to take our time getting set up. Ed washed the outside and I did a good cleaning inside. With all the travel and staying places without full hook ups, the motorhome really needed some TLC. It will feel good to be stationery for 4 months. Even with the hard work, we feel like this little town is almost like home.
So tomorrow starts our first day.
Lets hope the weather cooperates and the freezing weather waits until after we finish!!
We left the casino and drove to Indiana for a scheduled stop at a Thousand Trails park, Horseshoe Lakes. Our reservations were for 7 nights but when we arrived they didn’t have any FHU site that would fit us, so we ended up in overflow and had electric only. We could have moved to a regular site after the holiday weekend, but we had decided we would leave there early. We left there on Wednesday and drove to Louisville for a stay at another casino. Didn’t win but had a wonderful dinner at the buffet. Anytime I can get my fill of peel and eat shrimp, I am a happy camper!!
We left Thursday morning for the final 100 miles of our trip to Campbellsville, Kentucky. Amazon pays for your site starting 2 days before your start date, so we had to pay for 3 days. With those extra days, we were able to take our time getting set up. Ed washed the outside and I did a good cleaning inside. With all the travel and staying places without full hook ups, the motorhome really needed some TLC. It will feel good to be stationery for 4 months. Even with the hard work, we feel like this little town is almost like home.
So tomorrow starts our first day.
Lets hope the weather cooperates and the freezing weather waits until after we finish!!
Goodness...we both thought last year was your last working. We guess we read that wrong.
ReplyDeleteGood luck at work. If I remember correctly, you two are sort of big shots now....right? lol
In reverse for us. Keep your eye on the goal - on the road again.
ReplyDeleteWe could all send you lots of our hot air conversations to help keep the freezing away. :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes when you're on the road for a long time, it does feel good to slow down and hang in one spot for a while. Hopefully, this Amazon period will slide by fast and the snow or ice won't start until after you leave.
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