This morning we woke up in Fargo and today we are ending our day of travel in the stunningly beautiful Wisconsin Dells.
I awoke to the phone calling our hotel room to let us know that we needed to get up for the day! Getting up to answer the phone seemed to come way to early for the entire cast and crew! After getting a second wake up call in the girl's room telling us to wake up 103 (aka the guys room) we were all up preparing for the day. We enjoyed waffles, bagels, and cereal at the continental breakfast at Red River Lodge!
By nine o'clock it was time to "Pack It Up" and prepare the vehicles for the day.I think we have now rearranged our vehicles more times than we can count on two hands. It's quite a tight squeeze, but we make it work. We drove, drove, and drove some more and finally were relieved of cramped muscles as we stoped at a Holiday Gas Station to have some lunch out of our handy cooler! It really helps out with our budget. However, I think we will all be ready for some home cooked meals by the end of the week! Mom's out there! I hope you guys are preparing for the return!
The wheels on the van and car went round and round as we continued our travel from Fargo to St. Paul. After hours of driving we arrived at the stunning Minnesota Capitol Building. It was so gorgeous. Many of us made quick runs into the building and captured pictures along the way. The building was massive and so incredible.
We set up our little portable booth in front of the capitol building. We all felt pretty cool being able to stand in front of it promoting a worthy cause. The people that were coming in and out of the building were amazing! All of them were so interested in our trip and what we are doing on the PIU Road Trip. We had more visitors than expected. Being a Sunday evening we weren't quite sure about the response we were going to receive. After spending about two and half hours we all returned to our cars and once again entertained ourselves for the long trip ahead.
Our stop in Eau Claire was much needed after spending a couple of hours in the car. Red Robin was our restaurant of choice for the evening. Many people on the cast and crew had never been there before so it was a great experience for all of us! Our waitress was great! She was very helpful and made sure we were well fed.
Then it was back, (can you guess it!?) into the vehicles again! By the end of the week I know that we will all be pro's at keeping ourselves entertained in the car!
After several hours of driving we finally arrived to our hotel, Econo Lodge, in Wisconsin Dells. After much debate we decided to stay put in the hotel tonight! We are feeling the day of travel.
Very successful and encouraging day!
We are anxiously awaiting our big visit to Chicago tomorrow! I love the city and especially Chicago and so I am ecstatic to visit! Be sure to come and see us if you are in the area!
God bless,
Paige
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