The grandkids had fun every day of the trip, but day #14 - our last vacation day before heading home - was their absolute favorite. Jeremy rented a pontoon boat and took the family on the Missouri River for a fun day of tubing. Jerry and I enjoyed watching from the boat. ;-)
Last campfire of the vacation...
Captain of our pontoon!
Izzy and Landon went first.
~ Samantha and Ellie ~
All three grands. They tubed for about four hours and loved every minute!
~ Samantha getting some sun ~
Co-captain - Sam took over the wheel for a while. The kids said the waves she made for them were even better than Jeremy's.
Last campfire of the vacation...
And last game of Bananagrams.
We left the campgrounds at 8:00 a.m. on day #15. We had clear skies for our 10-hour travel day heading back home. I may not have had many tea opportunities on the trip, but I smiled as we approached an exit sign for Tea, South Dakota and quickly grabbed my iPhone camera. What are the odds of finding a town named Tea! It's a suburb of Sioux Falls.
We entered Iowa around noon and after six hours of travel we crossed the state line into Illinois just after 6:00 p.m. We spent the night in Joliet, IL near Chicago.
On Saturday morning, Day #16 [August 1st] we had breakfast at Cracker Barrel and were on the road again. We were in the home stretch now. We delivered the RV to its owner in Indiana and crossed over the Michigan State line at 4:20 p.m. To quote Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, "There's no place like home!"
The End of the Barkey Western Adventure!
What a great vacation and time spent with family. The Lord graciously gave us protection and safety the entire trip.
I hope you enjoyed traveling along with us vicariously.
I love the "Tea" South Dakota sign! A photo op for sure. Pontoon boats are lovely, and I'm sure the tubers enjoyed that, too.
ReplyDeleteYour family will treasure these memories for the rest of their lives! And as soon as I saw the "Tea" exit sign, I knew where you were. Tea, South Dakota, is on my bucket list! :)
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