It has been two years since our last big camping trip! So we are feeling a little rusty with our skills, and I’m feeling a little nervous about taking off just as classes are getting underway. Thankfully I bought a StarLink Mini to take along on our journey in case some emergency arises and I really need good connectivity!

We pulled out of Bone Lake at 8:00 and were on our way. Less than an hour into our trip we got a notification from the security system that motion was detected in the great room! Soon the cell phone rang with a call from them as well. The cameras didn’t show any sign of activity. A bat? Not in broad daylight, surely it was some kind of false alarm.

The wind was really blowing out of the Northwest, so we started our trip getting about 7 miles per gallon! The plan was to get to Alexandria and join our friends Kat and Loren for some golf! But with the temps only in the low 50’s and the wind gusting to 30 mph we decided to go bowling instead. We got our camper situated at Lake Carlos State Park and then headed into town for some lunch.

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After bowling, my best was a 126, if you must know. We decided to try Axe throwing. Not real axes, and well the game didn’t seem to keep score very accurately so that was kind of a bust. From there we went to check out 22 Northmen brewery and Carlos Creek Winery. Kat had secretly ordered some pizza and pretzels for us, so that took care of dinner!

The finale to the day was lighting a campfire and waiting for Kaia, Tanner, Maren and Johannes to arrive. The kids were kind of hilarious as they kept trying to blow out the campfire.

It was very chilly but we are hoping that tomorrow will be a bit nicer.