It’s the journey that counts, not always the destination.

Hi, as you can see from the title, we’ve been on the road a fair bit. We have certain destinations we want to reach, but the journey along the way can be just as exciting as getting to the final destination. I guess since our last blog post, our main immediate plan has been to get to the Badlands in South Dakota, then make our way to Yellowstone National Park, before meeting up with Kaitlin’s friend Tiara in Washington State.But there are a few places we want to see before doing that.

Can you see our RV in the distance?

Look at the rainbow behind Amber.

Chilly, but good to get some fresh air near the freshwater lake!

Our journey so far has offered us many beautiful places to drive through and to camp at, and a couple of “State” border crossings along the way. At the moment we are in the US state of Minnesota, but we have travelled through Michigan and Wisconson to get here. The photos above were in the state of Wisconsin. Even though this looks like a beach, it is actually on the shores of Lake Superior (which is one of the Great Lakes on the US and Canadian borders.) We couldn’t believe a lake would have waves good enough to surf on and be completely fresh water! When we stopped here for a break, Trev took the kids for a run on the shore. Reminded us both of Geraldton in WA.

Officially meeting Camp Manager "Geoff", who was a real character.

Kit, Amber and Flynn near a much needed fire.

Our campground that night was at a place called Sand River and like many places we have been, there is always a real “character” to meet and Geoff, the Manager, was no exception. He had a real American drawl and entertained Tev with many “life” stories. We wondered why check-in took so long!

Is it a Black Bear?....

Is it a Grizzly Bear?....

Nah....It's just Flynn!

After staying the night, we continued on our way. Trev decided to take a “side” road in the hope of seeing some more wildlife like a moose or some bears.  We took another very narrow track that had a sign showing boats in a lake. We had decided that would be a good place to stop for a break, but after travelling up the track for 20 minutes, were beginning to think that maybe this was not such a good idea in our RV. Not that there was a place to turn around even if we wanted to, so in the end we kept going………..and we were so glad we did. That little escapade reminded me of life………… sometimes the path to Paradise can be rough and hard to get through, but in the end, the end result is worth the  bumpy journey!

Arriving at the secret little gem of a place

Kaitlin's creative photography

Picturesque cottages on the lake.

We stayed the night at another Camp site in Ontonagon where the weather was a wee bit chilly, falling below freezing. It has been beautiful travelling along seeing the trees slowly change their colours to those beautiful “Fall” colours. That’s one thing about the USA. The seasons are quite distinct and it is obvious with the colours that Autumn is upon us.

The changing seasons

That brings me to the end of this blog. Our journey doesn’t end here, however. Next time we will take you with us on our jouney from Wisconsin into Minnesota to a place called Duluth. It just happens to be the birth place of music legend Bob Dylan. We camped 20 minutes from the city, but had a great deal of fun visiting the huge Aquarium, then dropping into the Oktober Fest which just happened to be on next door. Later we move camp sites and went on a fun ride called the Timber Twister. Watch out for photos in the next blog post. Until then………………..