Wednesday September 11th, 2008

Thursday September 11th, 2008

Today was another moving day as we head into Wisconsin for a park in Lady Smith. We were packed up and ready to go by 7:30 AM. We had made plans to meet our friends Dan and Barb Almquist at the McDonalds in Foley, MN. Barb works there in the mornings, and Dan was going to drive in from Milaca to meet us at 10:00 AM to have a cup of coffee while we visited.

Last night, Dan’s father-in-law, called and wanted us to transport some song books to Dan, for the small church that Dan and Barb work with the music in. We met him a little after 8:00 AM at the Pillager Baptist Church to pick up the song books, and were then on our way. After a couple of hours of visiting Dan and Barb we were on our way to uncharted territories in Wisconsin.

Westcove Campground in Lady Smith, Wisconsin, is part of the Adventure Camping Network which is tied in to the Adventure Outdoor Resorts membership that we have. AOR resorts cost us $6 a night, while ACN resorts are discounted and may be as low as $10. This was our first stay at an ACN resort, so we weren’t just sure what we would find, and we had been quoted a price of $18.

When we arrived there was not a person in sight, but the fine print on the sign said that the office would open at 5 PM in the adjacent bowling alley complex. There were no other campers on location, so we just picked a spot and set up. The showers and bathrooms were behind locked doors, and we were not able to access them till we registered and than they were unlocked. It’s a good thing we arrived at 3:00 PM and not noon. There must have been a dollars tax, as the bill came to $19. I think that Wal-Mart would have been as good a choice and a lot cheaper.

We took a drive through the town of Lady Smith, but didn’t see anything that stood out. Isn’t this what camping is all about?

Red Lion Man (& Lady)



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