{"id":19717,"date":"2013-05-04T14:39:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T19:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=19717"},"modified":"2016-09-20T20:15:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T17:15:17","slug":"stromsburg-to-columbus-both-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/stromsburg-to-columbus-both-ne\/","title":{"rendered":"Stromsburg to Columbus (both NE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, this is the kind of travel day that would be normal for me if I was an American and could just travel at a leisurely pace all the time.<\/p>\n

After an incredibly lazy morning, I got packing just before noon, when the temps hit +5C and the wind had died down a little. It was chilly, but tolerable, for dumping and hooking up the toad.<\/p>\n

I pulled out at about 12:05 and drove to Shelby, where I had identified through Google Maps a gas station that would be an easier in and out than the ones I’d pass before. I took on 47 gallons of gas, so I was definitely running on fumes! That put my MPG for the trip from Wichita at 5.8. OUCH!!!<\/p>\n

My GPS is useless for finding campgrounds, so I just left it on map to show me upcoming roads, and I navigated with a Post-It that indicated my turns. I’m glad I only had an hour to drive because it was incredibly windy and I could only move at a snail’s pace. The only good thing about driving in such conditions is that my biceps get quite a workout.<\/p>\n

I had absolutely no trouble finding the Loup Park campground<\/a>. I haven’t quite figured out this place. It’s carved into a hill and power posts appear to be scattered willy nilly. I’m much too long for any of the obvious sites, so I parallel parked along a secondary loop. If it was summer and busy, I would have likely tried somewhere else as I feel a little in the way, even though the road is clear, but for two nights in early May, I am fine. Getting myself leveled was a bit of work, but I finally managed it. Oh, I just saw the sheriff go by and he ignored me, so I’m obviously not blocking anyone.<\/p>\n

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I need to show off my latest MAJOR, life-changing improvement to my RV. TAH-DAH!<\/p>\n

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The cubbies traveled that way, rather than turned to the wall to keep the drawers from moving. I can do that now because the drawers are finally secured! It was one of my neighbours at Hidden Valley who came up with the solution in mere seconds<\/a> when everyone else had failed!<\/p>\n

The answer was… Velcro!<\/p>\n

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The beige blobs are dried Gorilla glue that I used to adhere the Velcro to the surfaces. I knew that the stuff really expands, so I put just a drop, but it was still too much. In other words, I had to pry my drawers open once everything was dry. Go easy on the Gorilla glue, folks!<\/p>\n

I’m off to find the movie theatre. I just realised it’s Saturday afternoon, so I’d better arrive early. There is a 3D showing at 3:30 and a 2D one at 4:00, so I should be able to squeeze into one or the other. I can’t believe I saw Iron Man 2 in Dawson City<\/a>!<\/p>\n

And finally, OMG IT’S %%@#$%&@)( COLD HERE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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