June 29, 2012

After having breakfast we drove a few miles down the road to a school baseball field and found a geocache in the woods nearby.  We left the Superman travel bug in the cache.  There was another one across the road by a small lake and church.  We picked up another travel bug here named Willie Winker.

Jim and I went to the Mall of America.  This is a HUGE three story mall (biggest in the U.S.) and in the middle is amusement park with rides.  We walked all three floors and then had lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings in the mall.  We were there over three hours.

Afterward we drove into St. Paul to historic Fort Snelling.  This fort was completed in 1820 and is situated at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. The round tower is the oldest building in Minnesota.  People in period costumes explain the various buildings and exhibits of the fort.

After all the walking, Jim wanted a beer and found a pub with $1.00 beers for happy hour.  We had one and then headed back to camp.  After getting to Apple Valley we went to WalMart for a few items.  Camp is more crowded tonight since it’s the weekend.  We sat outside and ate supper then looked at maps and books to try figure out where we might want to go on Sunday when we leave here.