June 28, 2012

The camp host came by this morning while we were eating cereal and raspberries to tell us there was a cancellation for Saturday and we could stay.  We will have to move about 8 sites but that is ok.  We went into Bloomington today and had the Silverado's oil changed and the tires rotated at a Chevy dealer.  Then we went to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area visitor’s center in St. Paul.  We watched a movie about the river.  Jim found a brewpub a few blocks away (Great Waters Brewing) and we went there to drink a beer.  Across the street was a nice park with bronze statues of Charles Schultz’s cartoon characters.  Charles Schultz was from here. Around town there are lots of dog house statues with snoopy and the yellow bird on top.  They were painted and sold for charity just like the cow parade in Houston a few years ago.

Next we drove to the Cathedral of St. Paul.  This huge church has beautiful stained glass windows, dome and a carved pulpit.  Someone was playing the organ while we were there.  We drove a couple of blocks back to the National Park visitor’s center.  Jim noticed there was a geocache there.  We asked the park ranger about it and she reached behind her and pulled out an ammo box.  We signed in and then left.

Jim wanted to go to the art museum in Minneapolis.  The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a really large museum and it has a lot of stuff to look at.  After dinner Jim and I walked down to the other Casita and sat outside and talked to Jim and Pat from Tennessee.  They have owned their Liberty for a while but this is the first time they have taken it out to camp.