Pawnee State Recreation Area

This is where we met Tom and Julie.  We had the grand-girls with us and they were to catch their mom and dad here and go on to Utah and Idaho.  The campground was pretty nice, a bit crowded though.  Tom and Julie and Mollie (dog) showed up and spent the night.  We slept 7 adult size people and 2 dogs.  Sure made it crowded, but we made out okay.

Hillsdale Kansas State Park

The NY grand-girls came down for a visit and had to be taken to meet their folks who were traveling to Idaho.  We were to meet Tom and Julie in Nebraska.  So, our first trip in Pumpkin was to Pawnee State Recreation Area near Lincoln, Nebraska.  The first stop on the trip was Hillsdale Kansas State Park.

Hot!!! Being July, it was naturally hot outside.  Inside, Joyce and I were comfortable, sitting in the front seats.  The girls, however, complained.  It was hot back there.  Gripe, gripe, gripe.

Update: Eventually, I got some special vent covers that allowed us to drive with open vents.  That helped keep the air moving through and not get so hot.  Later, I learned we could have just run the generator and used the coach air conditioner.  Well, we were new at this.