The PGA is at Hazeltine this week and we are nearby. There is overflow parking in Shakopee just off MN Hwy 101. School buses shuttle people from there to the golf course. 101 is a 4-lane divided road that is not particularly busy during the day. West bound they have one lane marked off with traffic cones so the shuttle buses get their own lane when they turn onto 101. East bound there is a traffic cop. The cop sits in his car in the area between the lanes of 101 facing the oncoming buses. When he sees a bus, he pulls out across both eastbound lanes so traffic has to stop until the buses go by. Then he backs up into his holding space again. When was the last time you saw a traffic cop that gets to sit down on the job? In an air-conditioned vehicle? Not bad, eh?
Today is our last day in the Twin Cities. Tomorrow we head north. The plan is to take US Hwy 2 east through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula then down the west side of Michigan to Indiana Dunes. Then we will head east. Depending on how fast–or slow–we move we may go to Maine to see our daughter and to attend a rally there of people who own RVs like ours. Then we’ll probably go to Ohio to another Gypsy Gathering. If that all works we hope to head south via the Blue Ridge Parkway followed by the Natchez Trace.
Stay tuned. I’m blogging again.
TTYL,
Linda
Jim, Kathy Kaltved just got back from Ontonagon, MI .
We went and saw Bob & Susan Giesen.
Michian’s upper Peninsula is very nice.
Jim Kaltved and I also went to the PGA is at Hazeltine on thursday.
Your correct about the traffic cops.
Jeff
She’s back! Almost three weeks. Hope you had a good time.
Envy you the drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Natchez Trace. Susan and I rode both on our Goldwing and it was wonderful. 😎
Yippee! We were patient, and she’s returned. Sounds like wonderful travels ahead for you. Hope you make it to the Maine rally – so go as slow/fast as you need to in order to make that happen… 😉
Laura