JULY 12,St.Cloud,Minn

Finally got a good night's sleep as my neck pain is almost totally gone, just sore and stiff but very tolerable. I promised myself that I would finally tackle the blog problem and get on with it. I had worked with the wix company to get the homepage and domain set up before I left but never tried to publish a blog and when I went to do so I couldn't figure it out and then I haven't had uninterrupted time when my brain was not already fried to work on it. So today was the day that lo and behold I got it to work.

I had passed a" Camping World" on my way to ST. Cloud but I could never find an exit to get back to it before I was already in St.Cloud so I decided to go back this afternoon. I had a list of problems with the cupboards falling down, doors not closing, none of which they could help with. The electric connection to the car was partially pulled out, probaby in one of my frequent u turns. The service guy said " Oh sure we can just put new screws in it.for you " When I came out to the parking lot after buying a new propane camp stove and some necessities. I found two guys under the car trying to get bolts in instead to hold it better, except there wasn't enough room to get a finger behind the panel to hold the nut long enough to screw it in place. After much banter and my other ideas like super glue ,they finally took off the panel bolted the thing on for GOOD and then replaced the panel. They wouldn't take any money for it and I didn't even have any beer to offer .

I spent the rest of the afternoon assembling my new camp stove. Directions were not in Chinese but the 20 minutes it says it should take was more like 2 hours. But it worked on the first try!. ! I coked up all the left overs that were getting questionable and salmon fillet to boot. Just as I was sitting down to my first meal of the day my gracious host came over to ask how I was doing. We exchanged tales of interesting boondockers we have had and learned that I had to see the Munsinger and Clemens Gardens before I left. Also got a tip on a good vet as i just discovered that Sheba has worms. An underrated perk for pickup your dogs poop. . I asked him how the home owners assoc meetings were going as I observed a potentially explosive situation

. See the pictures of two yards right across the street from each other.Oh to be a fly on the wall in each living room as they gaze out at each other