Fargo...

Coop and I find ourselves at the Best Western Kelly Inn and Suites on the outskirts of Fargo. Yesterday was an early morning (3AM) as we caught our flight to Minneapolis. Yesterday's weather was what you would expect if you have been following the news. Cold, rain and lots of wind. We decided not to make our trek to Hawley and instead bought some final supplies, had a good meal, played in a pool and got a good nights sleep.

Today we are off to Hawley to retrace some Wefald, my mom's side of the family, family roots. The family settled here from Norway on the 1870's and we are going to track down property and family plots. We then head to Bismarck to spend two days with Bob and Susan Wefald. Bob is the keeper of the family history and we hope to get some good stories, a little history and maybe even a sense of connection to our past.

After that we will then retrace some of the Lewis and Clark trail, camp in the Badlands and see where else the trail takes us. We have a lot of idea but no real plan. In this, North Dakota, the least visited state we want to discover what we've been missing and hopefully share a few adventures and misadventures of Coop and John on the road. We will update as much as possible

Fargo...

Best Western Kelly Inn and Suites in Fargo, North Dakota...  Yesterday I had to get up really early because my Dad and I needed to catch a 5:45 a.m. plane.  We got up at around three o'clock in the morning.  When we got to the airport, we did all of the normal stuff.  We checked our bags, went through security, and found our gate.  We got on the plane and we were on our way to Philadelphia.  We got off our plane in Philadelphia and got on our plane to go to Minneapolis.  After we landed in Minneapolis, we got our checked luggage and went to the National/Alamo car rental.  When we got out of the airport we headed for Rogers, MN.  There was a Cabela's there to get some supplies.  We got to Rogers, MN and went into the Cabela's.  We got some food, a water purifier, and some fuel for our little cooking utensil.  After we bought it, we made our way to Fergus Falls where we just drove through the town.  We then made our way to Fargo, North Dakota.  After we got to Fargo, we went to a different hotel, but then went to the Best Western Inn and Suites.  I was glad that it had a pool and hot tub.

The first day is always the hardest, but it was still a lot of fun.  We will keep posting as we get farther into our trip. Keep logging on to our website to read more blogs.

Posted By: Coop