From Sea to Sea, Part III

Thursday, June 27.  On the road after breakfast.  Stopped at Knife River National Park to learn about the Native folks who lived there.  Drove to St. Joseph, Minnesota, arriving in time for supper with Laryn and Janel.  Lovely fellowship and food fresh from their CSA.  Marijka and Alleia immediately continued with their imaginative dragon game from last summer.

Token drive-by shot of North Dakota.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
An example of an earth mound home.
Another cool National Park stop!

Delicious food and fellowship!  How good to see (brother)
Laryn and Janel's new house!  We love it! 

Linnea and Reuben were a pretty cute little team!

Marijka and Alleia!

Mosquitos just love Aidan.  He soon developed an anti-itch lotion routine. 

Friday, June 28.  Spent the morning visiting St. John’s University and viewing the beautiful pages of the St. John's Bible, a handwritten and illustrated Bible being written in the same method as in medieval days.  Really cool.  Also enjoyed some time playing at the local beach, enjoying sand and water.  (No photos of either, unfortunately.)  Spent the afternoon driving to Sioux Center, Iowa, where (sister) Rachel and Andy live.  Played lots of “guess how far away that grain elevator is”.

Saturday, June 29.  Played with cousins!

Token drive-by shot of Minnesota.

Sioux Center, Iowa!  Breakfast on the deck with cousins.

Hannah and Linnea's viola and violin duet!!

We got to meet our newest niece Sadie!  What a sweetheart!

Frisbee Golf!

Bakker and Landman cousins!  (without little Sadie, who was napping)

Sunday, June 30.  To church at Covenant CRC in Sioux Center!  Kept imagining my nineteen year old self walking to Covenant on Sunday mornings with a large group of friends from Dordt College, including one handsome blond guy named Jonathan.  After a good church service and a lovely coffee time with (my cousin) Neil and Tanya and Landmans, and a delicious Landman lunch, we headed east yet again.  We made it to Shueyville, Iowa, where we found a little campground to set up our tent.  Our field of grass was comfortable and cost us a whopping eight dollars.