Monday, April 28, 2014

Frolicking in the Fog

Briggs Woods County Park, Webster City, IA – April 28, 2014

Yesterday, we decided that taking a 160 mile side trip in Big Guy didn’t make sense from a fuel conscious point of view so instead we parked Big Guy in the campground at Briggs Woods. That meant the Element was going to make the trip from Webster City to Forest City where the Winnebago Factory is located and save some money for that expensive Canadian fuel.

It was overcast this morning and the air was thick with moisture. It wasn’t raining, but if you moved you got wet. We got an early start for us, up at 7:45 and on the road by 9:45.

First stop was McDonalds. This one had biscuits and sausage gravy. It was pretty good. After breakfast we got our mocha coffee for the road. After another quick stop for gas we checked out the county campground closer to town. Boy were we glad that we decided to stay at the campground next to the golf course. The one close to town was in a seedy area and after all the rain it was pretty much mud puddles and mud. And it was right next to the railroad tracks.

Then it was off into the fog.

Foggy Apparition

And we just had to stop and admire this person’s ingenuity.

Small guitarLarge Guitar

And they continued this theme in a big wood carving.

Wood Guitar

One detour later plus the above mentioned side tracks, we arrived at Forest City 3 hours later.

 Forest City Sign

The Winnebago Factory, Big Guy’s birthplace. Frank is salivating at all the gadgets and doodads available.

Winnebago Forest CityWinnebago Cust LoungeWinnebago Parts

Alas, they didn’t have all the parts we wanted, and one very small part was apparently made of titanium or gold, so instead of getting 6, we only got one.

Gold Part

But we did get most of what we came for.

After all that shopping and spending we were famished so we stopped at the coffee shop in town to recharge. Looks like it didn’t take someone very long.

Bronco EJ

Finally it was time to head back to Webster City. Still raining and windy.

Foggy Drive Home

Back at the campground  it was so cold and nasty out even the pelicans were huddled up on a floating log. And by the way, what are they doing this far from the ocean or the Gulf?

Briggs Woods Pelicans (1)Briggs Woods Pelicans (2)

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