HagaFinn RV Travels: July 8-9

Monday was a South Dakota day, traveling from Aberdeen in the northeast part of the state, pretty much south to North Sioux City.  We got a late start in the day, because we decided to take the RV in to the Aberdeen Firestone tire dealer and have them look at our leaking tire.  It was time (about an hour) an money (about $20) well spent, as they found a split grommet on the tire valve extension and were able to replace it and we were on our way.

Very Similar Views on Our Way South - Corn Fields!

The drive south was pretty much the same view all the way, but we got into the KOA Kampground in time for Neil to take a dip in the pool and cool off.  Temperatures were in the high eighties most of the way, which we thought was pretty hot for us--little did we know.  We had a good night watching an old movie, "Some Like It Hot" with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe.  It was filmed at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, which we visited not too long ago.

Tuesday (today) was a bit more interesting as we followed the Missouri River south and east, and actually traveled through four states (SD, IA, NE, KS) on our way to Topeka.  While things are going fine, we are wondering if we are continuing what Pamela's brother called the "tour of the apocalypse" where we go from one Biblical curse to another.  For example, we were in Pismo Beach when they flooded out the campground next to us.  Well, this time, we had heat!  We knew that Kansas in July was gonna be hot, but today Topeka broke the all time record for the date with temperatures of 105 degrees!  With the heat index, it felt like 110.  It was so hot that when we parked in the campground, the propane tank began to vent and it vented off a lot of propane since the tank was hot.  We plan to visit Neil's Aunt Louise over the next couple of days, and are looking forward to cooler temperatures tomorrow--only in the 90's.  We hope that tonight's thunderstorm only cools things off and doesn't cause other problems.  Maybe we will find a curse of frogs later in the trip?

We hope that you are keeping cool wherever you are.  Thanks for visiting,

Neil and Pamela