Friday, September 21, 2012

Grand Marais Campground

September 19-20, 2012

Wednesday started out as planned.   We got packed up and on the road by 9:30.   We arrived at the municipal campground and paid $5 to dump and take on water.   As we were waiting for our turn at the dump, Missy said she was going to sneak in a shower at the showerhouse.   The dump is on the far side of the campground, and unlike the front side, it was mostly empty.   Not so sardine like, as we thought when we toured it a few days ago.   Also, we could see peaks of the waves of Lake Superior crashing on shore.    I was starting to rethink going to the National Forest site…why not stay here?   Sure it’s more expensive, but Grand Marais is a quaint town, and there are plenty of trails and biking nearby.    Also, Cascade State Park is close by for a nice hike.   After checking the new forecast, Missy agreed we should stay here for several days.   Yay!   We will get all the worry-free electric heat that we want!   And 3G internet.  

We went back to the office and got a map with sites that are open for 4 nights.   This campground is huge!  Over 200 spots.   But like I said, the back end is mostly empty.   So we picked a nice spot that was surrounded by empty spots.   It’s across from an unused group campsite…so it’s easy to take the dogs on potty breaks.    Plus, there’s a short hiking trail right here, for Cassie’s exercising needs.   

After unhitching, I headed over to the lake.   I spent about an hour watching the waves crashing.   As usual, it was therapeutic.  Too bad the weather is turning windy and cool.   It would have been awesome to bring my lounger and spend hours reading and wave watching.

Thursday: Missy did nothing today.   She only stepped foot outside the rig when it was her turn for the dogs’ last pee break at night.    I did a TON of research on RVs.   We’ve been thinking about maybe trying to find one that has all of our wish list items.    But, I don’t think such a rig exists.   So after many hours of fruitless searching, I went out with Cassie for a hike on the nearby trail.    It was a perfect cool fall day.

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