May 11, day 8: Casselton, ND to Duluth, MN

The girls enjoying some lap time
while Dad's ice cream is finally soft enough to eat!

Jesse settled into our new 'home' in Duluth

Awakened to heavy rains – what ND and MN farmers are calling a “million dollar rain” after a dry spring with sparse precipitation – and winds gusting to 35 mph that made driving a large sided vehicle against side winds interesting.  We rolled into Duluth and found our way to the Lakehead Boat Basin to a nice RV site within the boat yard/marina.  Forecast is to near freezing again tonight with some sun coming our way in the next day or two.  We’ll be in Duluth for a few days before heading east once again.  Our view is out the front windshield to the EPA’s “Lake Explorer II” that monitors water conditions on the Great Lakes and a marina full of boats including a sail boat from Seattle on the hard for repairs.  Odometer at 2000miles since we left home a week ago.       

The view from our front window -- nice spot to see boats!