Minnesota Day 1

I dropped off Lucy dog at the kennel at 8am sharp and headed back from the Fulton countryside to pick up my crew.  We had packed up the car the night before so the morning load up should be easy.  We were on the road by 9 so pretty good departure.

It was a nice leisurely drive through Iowa, lunch at Panera in Des Moines, just into Minnesota to Albert Lea, MN where we would spend our first night.  Everyone else arrived slightly later and we decided to have dinner at Applebee's.  It was a good meal and they were able to find spots for the 13 of us.

After dinner we returned to the hotel for rest and to prepare for another fun and scenic day of travel.



















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