Day 68- Home

 August 18

Our last day.   

We didn't want the trip to end, but we also wanted to get home.  Well the kids wanted to get home.  I could have kept on doing this forever.  

We had our traditional last day of camping breakfast of smashed cinnamon rolls and then slowly got packed up.  I really wanted to get the black tanks flushed out well so that took some time.

We left the campground around 11:30 so not bad considering all we did to get ready to go.  

Our first stop was the Corn Palace.  It was just up the road from the campsite.  The original corn palace was constructed in 1892 for the city's annual festival.  They out grew it 3 times before it was built in its current location.   

Each year the exterior is changed with a new mural.  Made entirely out of corn and other grains and grasses.  It's pretty impressive.  The current version is more of small arena.  It's a fun driving break if you happen to be driving by.  

The rest of the trip home was uneventful.  We finally pulled in about 8pm.  The dog was excited to see us.  The cat didn't care of course.  We unpacked the dirty clothes and started laundry.  Got the fridge and freezer emptied because I know I was super low on propane.  I'm surprised I didn't run out.  Also the girls had to unpack the souvenirs as their friend from across the street came over so they had to show all the stuff we got.  

The rest of the night we just hung out and relaxed.  

I'll probably post once more with a recap of our trip.  It might be a few days as there is a lot to unpack and the truck and camper need a top to bottom scrub, inside and out.