Saturday, Work, then Play, Day

Tim says his dad taught him, his work had to be done before he could play.  We planned to go to a car show today.  After breakfast, Tim decided to wash the coach.  So.....I heard it again, number 6,222 times in 45 years,  work then play.  It is now after lunch, coach had it's bath, and the car show awaits us.  Off we go to Marion, SD.  Small city of 781 folks...named after daughter of a railroad official.  Frank Joseph Bausch, born in Marion, played NFLin the '30s and '40s, for Redskins, Bears, and Eagles.  Back to the car show,  probably 40 cars, some new some in the 30's, and some in between.  Had a good time.  Best part was, Tim decided he wanted to be a judge for car shows.  Love the idea...he will be tough, and fair.  He can put his knowledge to work.  Will keep you informed on how this idea progresses.

After the car show, we toured the city of Marion.  A beautiful small town, very patriotic.  On the way home, we drove through a couple more small towns.  So very interesting.  One was named Tea, thats right...population 3806, in the county of Lincoln.  How about that, my NC friends.  For everyone else, we lived in Lincoln Co. before starting on this adventure.  And actually, my campground is also in Lincoln County.  We purchased our tags for the jeep and coach there. The town of Tea, was having a Teapot Festival.  So we stopped by, walked around...fun,fun,fun.  We also played tourist and drove around this quaint little town.  Onward home, passing Parker, SD, population 1022.  It was my favorite.  Again, very patriotic, statutes honoring veterans of all the wars.  All three towns, as most towns in this region, have corn as major crop business. 

Returned home, rested a bit, then dinner time.  A wonderful day we had. 

                                                             Work comes before play

                                                                     Marion Car Show

                                                                     Pretty cool, huh

                                                   Dad, didn't we have an Olds like this
                                              Except different color and not a convertabile

                                                        Monument honoring Vetereans
                                                                          Beautiful

                                                  Marion, The Best Place To Call Home
                                                       There were no houses for sale

                                                            Courthouse in Parker, SD
                                                                Constructed in 1902

                                                                     Biofuel Plant
                                                              Making it out of corn
                                       Train cars lined up, filled up, waiting on the engines

                                         And there they, the engines, come all four of them

                                       Corn elevators right on the edge of downtown Parker

                                        Another statue honoring soldiers at Parker City Park.

                                                             Water tower in Tea, SD
                                                                      Love it's name

                                                         Welcome to Teapot Festival

                                                                  Lots of carnival rides


Sorry, this report is so long, just wanted to share my experiences.  You can all go to bed now.

I will end this day noting that, life is what we make of it, and I made mine spectacular.

Life is good
Nite all