We are getting the map filled in pretty good! We arrived in Mankato, Minnesota and got settled in a site at Sawmill Campground. I was apprehensive about this campground, as the reviews were pretty negative. Lots of complaints about the owner who apparently can be a real grump. When we checked in, the lady who was working the office was great. She was very friendly and accommodating. We got a nice site and never had any issues, which I was grateful for!
Here Scooby is enjoying his ‘perch’ on my desk, while I was sorting out my “Lil Jesus” in rainbow order. Ed ordered me 100 off Amazon. LOL! You can see the nice view we had, it is so green here!
I decided that I didn’t like the pull out shelf in the bar area, so Ed gutted it and put in shelving for me. He also put shelving in the area where the dishwasher was removed. I am thrilled to have more efficient use of the area! I had to snap these photos of Ed all squished up in the space under the bar! LOL! We spent the first two weeks here upgrading the kitchen stuff. It was all worth it and I love how organized everything is now! We also organized and upgraded several things throughout the camper during our stay here. I swear Menard’s started contemplating putting us on the payroll, we were there so often.
While driving around Mankato, probably heading to or from Menard’s, I spotted this Godzilla sculpture and thought of Michael and his love for all things Godzilla.
We discovered that the SPAM museum was not too far off, so we decided to make a day trip and go check it out. It was interesting, for sure. It also got us interested in having SPAM on occasion. I was shocked to see all the flavors they have now. I don’t think I have purchases SPAM since the late 90’s/early 2000’s.
That same day, we drove out to see the Green Giant statue. They have a museum and a Sprout, also. The town has Sprout statues at various businesses all over town, they had a map at the museum that would take you to each of them. It would be fun for kids, but we were a bit tired from our day and decided to forgo hunting down the Sprouts.
I think that last ‘Sprout’ may be an off brand! LOL!
Here is the former dishwasher area. We opted not to put a cabinet with a door in the space, as it is just as functional without it.
I flew to Dallas the first week of June. Took care of some doctor appointments and spent time visiting Mom, James and Michael. When I flew back to Minnesota, Ed and I stopped at Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store. I have to say, we have never been to a larger candy store. They had so much stuff!
While I was in Dallas, Ed updated the closet space. It is much more organized and functional. I’m really happy with how it turned out. Ed got the organizational bug while we were here!
The cottonwood was blooming like mad while we were here and Ed had to go up on the roof to clean out the A/C units. I had read that it can be a real problem.
We really enjoyed our stay here. I became friends with the camp host. She was delighted to get all our bits and pieces that we removed from the camper during the upgrades on the kitchen and closets. I always enjoy it when we can get the items that we don’t need to someone who can use them. Some of this RV stuff is so hard to find or is stupidly expensive, so throwing it out is senseless when we know there is someone who might be able to use it.
We are heading to Federal Damn, MN next.