Days 7+8. Travel days as we are headed for South Beloit, Il and Deb's Aunt's house. We left Rapid City nice and early under the forecast of rain all day. Fortunately we did not experience any rain during the 466.5 miles covered. We set up camp in Welcome, MN at Checkers Campground. Nice facility with lots of trees and space between the spaces. That night we had a forceful thunderstorm that rained very hard. We got a nice break from the rain in the morning that allowed us to almost get completely closed up before it started again. The the rain started and we spent the next 6 hours driving in heavy rain showers. Just south of The Dells, WI the skies broke the sun came out and the temperature rose nearly 20 degrees.

We heard from our friends in Rapid City that the storm we experienced in Welcome hit them even harder. Heavy downpours and hail big enough to damage their rigs, breaking vent covers and damaging the jeep they pull behind.

We will be here in So Beloit until Tue morning barring something unforeseen. This stop is for Deb to visit a friend of 50+ years that is dealing with health issues. We will leave here and go just 100 miles south to Crystal Lake, IL and stop for another visit for the same purpose under the same conditions. Then on to Bloomington, IL to visit more friends through Labor Day weekend. I will pick up the blog after that as we then head for Maine.

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  1. PatAugust 28, 2021 at 10:06 AM

    Try to push some of that rain our way.

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  2. UnknownAugust 28, 2021 at 12:31 PM

    Loving all the pictures! Yes rain this way please.

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  3. Kathleen KrentzAugust 29, 2021 at 1:38 PM

    Sounds like a good trip so far! Stay safe and enjoy!

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