Minnesota

 

Minnesota

There was a tension between hurrying to get to our paid-for RV spot in Arizona and just taking our time, enjoying the trip. The forces of anxiety must have been strong in Minnesota because we hurried through there, only spending 2 nights at Myre-Big State Park, just outside of Albert Lea, Minnesota. (As a general rule, we almost never spend only one night anywhere. "Rushing," to us, means not spending 3 or more nights in a particular spot. But to spend only one night--well, that's just not civilized.)

 

The park was very nice. The mosquitos were fairly well-behaved, too, as long as you kept out of their little territories. Some people seemed not at all bothered, lounging around in little but swim suits, but they were enough that we lit mosquito coils before enjoying an evening fire and then still glanced around suspiciously from time to time.

During one evening fire, a raccoon appeared and came straight for us. We thought it was rabid and I grabbed a stick to keep it at bay, if necessary.  It was not necessary. I think it had been fed by humans. He never got too close once he saw that we weren't a raccoon-feeding species.  

We visited the town of Albert Lea while we were there and it was a surprisingly charming little town. It seemed to be built around 2 or 3 really nice lakes all of which had perfectly-maintained parks around them. And they have a mermaid! Every town should have a mermaid!