Motorcycles Need Shade, Too!

Day 12: August 12, 2017: SLC

We collected our laundry and went around the corner to the Laundry Barn. I was in charge of the laundry, Opa ran to Wal-Mart to return his Ozark tent, after he picked up his new Eureka tent and Big Agnes bag/mat from FedEx and UPS. He called just after I had put everything in the dryer. It seems that we have a pretty solid system when it comes to laundry and errands. As we pull the laundry out of the dryer, Opa found 3 baby socks and two other socks with his stuff. Opa joked that he never loses his socks but, this was the first time that he has ever found socks. We went back to camp to poke around as the vendors start to set up for the Rally. I even got invited onto the "Black Ops" team but, we don't talk about that. I raced off to help Sue set up for the evening  after Opa had settled with some ice cream, before the Ambassador's Dinner. It was so hot today that even the motorcycles are looking for shade!

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