Friday, April 27, 2012

And our next stop is...

Well our time in Branson, MO has been interesting.  Seems like work has taken more time than we'd like and there hasn't been much time for seeing too much of the area.  We're handing over the reins here at Branson View Campground to Ali and Ron Workentin.  We hired them to be our part time back ups and now we're training them to take over the management.  


We tried to go fishing one day, but it was windy and my reel broke so that didn't work out too well.  We did make a trip to Talking Rock Caverns.  It was Kevin's first cave tour and we both declared the hour long tour worth it.
Kevin's sister came to visit from Columbia, MO last weekend.  It was great to finally meet her in person.  Just his brother and sister-in-law to meet now and we will both have met all the immediate family.


Our next stop is Indian Hills Resort on Lake Sakakawea near Garrison, North Dakota.  We've been offered jobs there and they pay better than what we're getting here.  And we'll be only about 50 miles from my brother and his wife for the summer so that is a nice bonus.  We'll be there for the big Centennial Celebration in Velva, North Dakota and the state fair which will be fun.  I haven't spent any real time in North Dakota in over 20 years so it will be a nice change of pace.  And maybe since we'll be right on the lake we can get some fishing in...


We'll be at Indian Hills until the middle of September and then we will either work the sugar beet harvest or we'll head directly to Amazon in Coffeyville, Kansas.  Unless plans change again.. we're nothing if not flexible.


On our way to North Dakota we plan to stop in Kansas City area for a few days -- hopefully check out a Royals baseball game and some other sites.  We think we're going to stay at Weston Bend State Park.  Then we'll stop and see Kevin's kids in Maryville, MO.  We'll head up I29 through South Dakota to Fargo.  We can stop and see my nieces in Fargo and then make the last leg over to Garrison.  We're supposed to start there no later than May 15th and our last day here in May 5th so we have a little time to make the trip.  It will be the first trip we've made where we didn't have to rush.  Should be a nice change of pace.

12 comments:

  1. Congratulations on the new job! Better pay and a location more to your liking is a good thing. Hope you enjoy the new position and that you have a safe, leisurely and enjoyable journey there. :)

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    1. I think we need to find a job like yours for the winter!

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  2. Congrats on the new assignment. Now to figure out how to get the first one. We were headed to Florida but that plan changed. We will be back in Texas for the winter. This will put us in a position to head North next summer.

    How fun to be in North Dakota for a Centennial Celebration. That is good timing.

    Travel safe and keep us in the loop.

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    1. I've seen some jobs posted for Texas, but so far all starting now. We're looking for something south starting in January. Maybe Texas will be in the works...

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  3. Have a safe and relaxing trip. Our son lives in Moorhead, MN just across the river from Fargo. We visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park in ND several years ago and really enjoyed it.

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    1. One niece is actually in Moorhead as well. She graduated from NDSU last year and is a Respiratory Therapist in Fargo. Other niece is still in pharmacy school there. Will be great to see them. We're hoping to get down to Roosevelt National Park. Will have to see what our schedule is, but should be an easy drive to spend a couple of days there.

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  4. First of all - congrats on the new job.

    We will be in ND some time early to mid June. We complete a project in Nebraska June 1 and will be heading that way. We will keep in touch and see if our paths cross again.

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    1. Would be great to see you both again! The walleye fishing is supposed to be great where we'll be.

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    1. Isn't it though??? I like it here, but Kevin isn't too fond of all the hills and curves. It should be flatter in North Dakota.

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  6. Thanks for stopping by our blog and commenting...now I can follow yours!

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  7. We just found your blog.We are getting ready to fulltime we have the house for sale and we have been living in the driveway in our 5th wheel for the last month.
    We also will have to work at least 6 mo or more out of the year. We also live about 45 min from Weston state park and have camped there a few times. I think you will enjoy it. If you want and have time give us a email and maybe we could meet in Weston.

    Good luck and we will follow your blog.

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