Day 14: DeSmet to Minneapolis Despite the fact that I was exhausted, I work up early to explore the homestead. It didn't officially open until 11 am, but since we were on the property it didn't seem to be a problem to walk around. Diego, Nico, and I went in the shanty house, the dugout, and Ma's little house. They weren't open yet, but they weren't locked either so we were able to go inside and explore. When I walked into Ma's little house where the Ingalls fa...

Day 1: Elmhurst to Minneapolis We only got off about 3 hours after we wanted to. I had hoped to load my stuff onto the RV last night but my parents didn't get back with the RV until after 7 pm and then they wanted to load their stuff on first and said I should just wait until the morning. There was a zoom reunion at 9 am for the Country Day School in Costa Rica, where I worked from 1999-2002 and I really wanted to join in for a bit. So we didn't leave my house ...