We said good bye to Bill and Mary Ann Sunday morning. David spent the afternoon working on our taxes. Memorial Day afternoon we drove over to the small town of Lindsborg, Kansas. Known as the Little Sweden of Kansas, Lindsborg was settled by Swedish emigrants in 1869. The old downtown reflects the heritage and there are Dala Horse sculptures through-out the town. The Dala Horse tradition came out of Sweden where craftsmen looking for something to do with wood scrapes from furniture making first started carving them as toys. We pursued through the shops that were open and had lunch at the De Öl Stuga Bar and Grill. On the way back, we stopped at the Coronado Heights and the fort built by the CCC. It is said that the Spanish explorer Coronado viewed the great plains from this location in 1541. On Tuesday the New Horizon service technicians completed all the work we need done to the Wanderer. We had two of the four slide toppers replaced. We had planned to have all four replaced but two of the replacements came in the wrong size from the manufacturer, so we will have to work those later. They also fixed the cutoff switch on the passenger rear stabilizer and repaired one window shade. We had then do an end to end inspection and they did not find any issues that needed attention. The called our unit “lightly used” since we have taken such great care of it. We also met with Cole to price out a possible new build. Also met with Elizabeth to get the latest news for the Ambassadors program. Since we finished up early, we made plans to drive part way to St. Charles to reduce the drive and to get out ahead of the incoming storm front. Wednesday morning we went to breakfast at Stacy’s (a local icon) and picked up some essentials at Walmart.
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| Entrance sign to Lindsborg |
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| Large Dala Horse |
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| History of the Dale Horse |
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| Fort at Coronado Heights built by the CCC |
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| View of the Great American Plains |
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| Camp New Horizons |
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