Wild River State Park - Day 1

First camping trip of the year! We had a late start after a late night. We ended up doing most of the packing in the morning. We are totally disorganized! And we are both PMSing! Bad combo! I was the worst though! I kept thinking of more things we needed that weren't already packed, which was frustrating.

The drive was easy. Some construction issues in St. Paul but nothing major. Stopped before our exit to get Jimmie Johns and some ice from Cub. Then on to Interstate State Park. It was about 2pm when we got there and all the reservable sites were taken. We went around to see what was left and it was mainly electric sites, which had no grass for a tent. There was one we thought was good and decided to take it. By the time we got back to the park office, that site was taken. Not great for our PMS and my bad attitude. We got directions to Wild River State Park and headed there.

They have more sites in general and more non-reservable sites specifically. We got here and talked with one of the clerks. We were going to drive around and find a site but then I asked at the last second about one that looked similar to a really good one at Interstate. She suggested that with dogs we take that site and if we didn't like it, we could come back and change it. I could just see us choosing one and then have it be gone by the time we got back. Good decision! The site is great!! Back in the corner with woods behind us. There would be more privacy if the trees had their full leaves. But it's still pretty private.

First thing we did was set up the tent. A string at the top had come detached so Bozo had to do a little sewing at first. She got it done in no time and we were back on track. Got everything unpacked then headed into town for some wood and to charge the computer. In case it rains, we might want to watch a movie. We ended up at a little place called Poppy's in Almalund. They were about to close but Susie said to come in anyway since she wasn't leaving any time soon. We plugged in the computer, had coffee, a donut, and some free mint chocolate chip ice cream that she was trying to get rid of. We were there for about an hour while other people came in and out. It's also a consignment shop so there were some interesting wares. She had some old Smurf glasses from McDonald's that I may have to buy for my mother! (= As we walked out, it started to rain a little. The dogs were getting wet from the windows being open. lol

On our way back, we stopped for roadside wood that Susie recommended. It rained off and on all the way in and once we got back to the site. We put on our rain jackets and stayed outside. It never really downpoured. I got to wear my new Marmot hat too! (= We had only gotten one bundle of wood so I went back to the office and got a couple more. Stuff from the office was more like kindling where the stuff from town was more like wood. It rained a lot of the time I was driving but then stopped for the most part once I got back. Bozo made us some great hamburgers and asparagus! She did lose one burger to the fire before I got back with the wood! lol She was so cute and sad about that!

After dinner, we cleaned up then enjoyed the fire and talked. A nice way to end the day! The moon was SO bright! We definitely didn't need flashlights. Off to bed around 11pm. We'll watch some of Oprah's classroom series with Eckhart Tolle. Good end to a moody day! (=