Indiana-Minnesota-Angle Inlet

Father's Day!  We missed Father's Day but made sure to leave some goodies for Lee.  He also bought some fun stuff for himself. 

We left cards, cereal and some socks. 

They had pie at church for the guys!

From Haley

Elden

Guess who...

Shanna

We had church with Stephanie's family and hung out for the day. 

Lee's Father's Day dinner!

Monday morning we went boating at Lake Patoka. It wasn't super warm in the morning but turned out to be a nice afternoon.  Since hardly anyone was there, the guy upgraded up to a double decker pontoon. 

And the great bump on my head?  While Lee and I were sleeping under the handcart at trek, I woke up one night and forgot the cramped space I was in.  I hit my head on the underside of the handcart. 

Some fun quotes at Deb's house that I like.  I wasn't sure if I could pull this off but I did....driving 7 hours to Deb's after boating all day. Pulled in after midnight I feel like! Then waking up at 5:30am to head to St. Paul to see Ila, my niece. But I did it!

We stopped at Hy-Vee for donuts and chocolate milk, then Home Depot for a bike lock.  Then off to Ila's. 

Loved seeing Ila!  She and Zack moved a week or two later to a different apartment in the same ward. 

When we left Ila's I forgot my phone or my wallet there.  Thankfully she was still in the parking lot, but was headed out to work.  She was able to to get me inside and I grabbed whatever I left.  I felt bad that she was probably late. 

Lee got the queen bed set up in one of the rooms in the basement!

Wow, we made it! We drove to northern Minnesota to go to Angle Inlet.  You have to drive through Canada to get to Angle Inlet which is in Minnesota on The Lake of the Woods. We met the Bunkers there, ate dinner, walked around a little and left.  It was crazy about entering Canada, leaving Canada and entering the USA again.  You had to check in when you arrived at Angle Inlet.  There isn't a boarder crossing there so you have to stop at a little station and check in.  Or checkin at the restaurant there. 

We had no problems getting into Canada.  But that night when we passed through Canada to get back to the US they didn't like that I didn't have a letter or something from Lee stated that I could have the kids with me. 

Lee working away in the basement!  It's turning out great. 

Back to the USA.

I stopped at this hut thing to check in.  The flies there were so HUGE and crazy and there were so many of them!  Apocalyptic! I ran into the booth, covering my head. 

And the whole point...to get a photo.... Northernmost point in the contiguous US!

We had a fun dinner at Jerry's. 

That booth I was telling you about earlier.  You can't see them, but the flies were horrific!

After eating and more picture taking we headed back to the US and stayed at a hotel in Roseau, MN. Like my safety parking?  Ha. 

The next morning we went back into Canada!  This time to pick up Lee and head to Banff.  It was a very interesting drive.  Shanna fell asleep at the wheel--thankfully I was paying attention.  I kept stopping to get gas because I was nervous about being stranded in lonely Canada, haha.  I inadvertently snuck my kids into a reservation casino (trying to use the bathrooms!) and we got free dinner and t-shirts at a gas station hosting customer appreciation days.  This hockey jersey reads "Elden".  Kind of fun!

Lee flying out to Calgary to meet us!  He had an overnight airport stop...not very fun....  After missing the correct exit twice because of roadwork, I FINALLY found the hotel in Calgary.  The clerk almost didn't give me the room I reserved because I didn't have a credit card to use on it.  Thankfully he saw that I had already prepaid, and gave me the keys.  

Off to more adventures!