Where to stay

We got to Minot, North Dakota a day early for the FMCA convention, so we had a little bit of time to explore. When we saw a flyer for a winery nearby - that was an obvious place to check out! Their growing season is only about 2 months - so grapes are a little difficult, but they have lots of honey bees, so a popular wine was honey wine. I liked it! It sure felt wierd to be at a motorhome rally without our motorhome! And, it would have been very nice to have our home to stay in. As it was, there was NO VACANCY in the whole city of Minot. We had to stay 60 miles away. Our reservation was in Rugby, the geographical center of North America. The accomodations were less than elegant however, so Frank kept trying to find something else and ended up with an exquisite bed and breakfast in Anamoose, ND. It's called SageHill and it really was spectacular, but it was 55 miles away so there wasn't much improvement there. No WiFi and not even any cell phone signal. We had to get up very early to partake of the gourmet breakfast, get on the road, and make it to our hotspot in time. All this driving did give us the opportunity to see the beautiful countryside. It looks to me like all the sunflower seeds in the stores must come from North Dakota. The fields went on for miles and miles, and they were brilliant. Our last night in Minot, we figured some folks may have left early so we checked the hotels again and found rooms at Fairfield Inn with a restaurant in walking distance and free WiFi in our rooms. I would sum it up this way: our first motel was too hard, the second was too soft and the last was just right. But, it all was an adventure. Thanx Frank! Now we're in Bismark hoping that Northwest airlines doesn't strike and prevent us from flying back to Fort Lauderdale at 8am tomorrow. Wish us luck.