Day 36 - Albert Lea/Austin KOA in Minnesota

We got up at 6 today as we need to be in Forest City by 12:30 PM at the latest. The tour begins at 1:00 PM. We left the campground and got on I-90 East. Only after we were headed East did DH mention we needed diesel. Only problem is we left all the stations back in Sioux Falls. When I looked on Gas Buddy there was not a big selection. We crossed into Minnesota and went to a local station in Beaver Creek. Funny thing I found out is Local was the name of the station. I went into the station store and bought OJ and ice. I could buy a 5 or 20 pound bag. I chose the 5 pound. With bronchitis, laughing just kills me.

In addition, MIL tried to do me in by describing in detail what happened to her when she had pneumonia. I couldn't even tell her to stop talking as I was gagging. After I finally stopped gagging, I said, "STOP TALKING!!!" After I regained my composure, I told her I can't even watch the Mucinex commercial!

States we will have traveled to and through on this trip:
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee , Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin?, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania

We arrived at the Winnebago Factory Tour earlier then expected. DH wanted me to take a hot shower to help with my cold, however I didn't want to have damp hair on the tour.
He looked for some place to go to lunch. But after mentioning a taco place, I suggested to just have lunch in the motorhome. We had chunk light tuna mixed with mayonnaise and sweet pepper relish.

The orange juice I bought in Minnesota, in my opinion tastes like bug juice. It says 100% orange juice but it is sourish as if it was mixed with lemon and water too. Beggars can't be choosers.

We walked up to the Winnebago Visitors Center at 12:40 to wait for the tour. I was perfectly fine until we went into watch a movie on the plant. The opening credits began, and so did an uncontrollable tickle in my throat. I tried to suppress it, but couldn't. I started coughing and ended up leaving the room. I told DH that I couldn't go on the he tour. I also told him I was going back to the motorhome. I took a nap, and I woke up to the sounds of someone trying to get into the motorhome. When I got up to look it was MIL. She too bailed on the tour as it looked like too much walking for her. The movie was 30 minutes and the actual plant tour was 2 hours. DH came back and said it was interesting and fun. And well worth going there. I'm glad he enjoyed it. While he was on the tour I made reservations at the Albert Lea/Austin KOA in Minnesota. Tomorrow we may go to the Spam Museum in Austin. I actually like Spam, although I haven't had it since I was a kid. The funny thing is the Spam Museum just moved into a new state-of-the-art 14,000 SF facility. DH said, if we give them our email, will they Spam us?