Dogs on the Grass

Another day at Larimore Dam Campground.  We've decided to clean house, wash the outside of Nessie, check some pieces and parts that we have not had a chance to attend to, and just generally have a lazy, do-some-chores day.

Mary Beth, in the trailer next door, is from East Grand Forks, and comes out here the first day the park opens in the Spring, and stays until it closes in October.  She has a deck and flowers around her place, and does crafts, reads, and enjoys the sunshine.  There are several semi-permanent residents of the campground, with some people setting up portable swimming pools and building fire pits.  I'll bet this is a rockin' place on the Fourth of July!

John and his wife pulled in this afternoon on the other side of us.  They own 3 radio stations in North Dakota, but live in Daytona Beach, FL, most of the year. They are in town for the graduation from the police academy of their son.  John told us of the history making weather swings in North Dakota: in 1936, a little town named Parshall recorded an air temp (not including windchill) of -60 F in February.  In July, in Steele, some 50 miles away a high of 121 F was recorded, which, he says, still stands as the greatest temp swing in the country.  Yeah, ya betcha!

After a reasonably busy day of doing "stuff", we decided on another campfire, roasted hot dogs, and more of the local corn on the cob. Umm, ummm, good!