We’ve
been on the road for almost two weeks, so I decided it was time to let everyone
know what is going on. We have had a great trip so far, but have not done much sightseeing.
The weather was hot in California and Nevada, but has turned cold and rainy
since we have entered the Mid West.
We
left on Saturday, September 31 and spent our first night in our camper near
Joshua Tree CA. The second day and night were in Las Vegas where I had fun
shopping and relaxing. We only heard about the terrible shooting on the Strip
later the next day as we left Vegas to head east.
The
next 4 days were just a lot of driving and snacking to keep awake. We managed
to listen to a whole book on tape before we pulled into my brother’s house in
Dubuque IA. My brother from Milwaukee and sister from Florida soon joined us
and we had a great mini reunion with the immediate family – 2 brothers, 2
sisters, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, niece and husband and their son.
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| A few of the Tempels, Oct. 8, 2017 |
The reunion continued on
Saturday with all of the Culver cousins (by DNA) in Oronoco MN. We sure saw a
lot of Grandpa Miller in those relatives. On Sunday the Temple/el reunion was
on in full force in Hayfield MN. With trips to the cemeteries in Dubuque,
Oronoco, Berne, and Pine Island we managed to zigzag all over south eastern Minnesota,
covering much of the same ground more than once. But it was really great to
renew acquaintance with many cousins.
We stayed in Austin MN and
even managed to fit in a trip to the Spam Museum. Spam was invented and
manufactured by the Hormel Company which is headquartered in Austin and they
are quite proud of their history. We sampled several flavors of Spam (bacon,
which seems redundant, turkey – how can that be Spam?, and several flavors only
available in foreign countries where they are popular). It was really
interesting learning about Spam and the museum is well worth a visit – plus you
can buy any flavor of Spam your heart desires! You can even buy Spam earrings.
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