Iron Roamer, Brian Thiessen, at the Mall of America in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis

The main reason I was in Minneapolis was to change my rear tire. But that wasn’t the only thing that happened in the two days I spent there.

Engagement

August 15 was a day at the KOA Northwest Minneapolis to relax.  I had a list of things to do.

There was the usual laundry to do.

I set up a Timelapse film video on my YouTube channel about me, given to me by my kids!  Thanks!! It turned out awesome! I did have some problems setting it up though. Thanks JUHLi SELBy for the help!

I also decided to start to re-read the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.

But most importantly was a Skype call with my daughter Carllee and Ian. The day before they got engaged! Congratulations!

Moon Motorsports

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On August 16 I was off to Moon Motorsports to finally get a new rear tire.

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I arrived at about 9 am and stood in line at the service desk. I didn’t have to stand in line for long. Right away the window of the Service Manager opened and he offered to help me. I explained I was traveling and needed a new tire. No problem he said.

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A hour and a half later I was out of there with a new rear tire for a fraction of the cost that I paid in Fairbanks, Alaska. Awesome!

As for the tire, I got a Heidenau K60 again. While I wasn’t happy with how long the previous rear tire had lasted, I didn’t want to mix front and rear tires. I could still get more miles out of the front Heidenau K60 tire. So we will see how this one lasts.

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Mall of America

I had expected to spend most of the day at Moon Motorsports as I had at other BMW dealerships to get work done. To my surprise I was out in less than 2 hours. So I had time to spare. What to do? I have heard lots of about the Mall of America in the past. It is the largest mall in the United States. So off I went.

While I am not a shopper, and I certainly don’t have the money or space to purchase anything, the Mall was actually quite fun.

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An amusement park is at the centre of the mall.

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The four floors around it contains a shop for every brand and product imaginable. I swear there are more than one Victoria Secrets store in the mall. At least I seemed to pass it lots 🙂

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Storms

A good day was interrupted at the end by a torrential downpour and lightening.

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I hid out in the KOA laundry room until it ended. When it did, I went to inspect my Big Agnes tent. It was dry inside! Even though is was in a pool of water. I moved it to higher ground and went to bed.

Route for August 16, 2016

To Moon Motorsports

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To Mall of America

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And back “home”

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2 thoughts on “Minneapolis”

  1. LOVED the video! Very well done! (I recognize the area, as it’s close to where one of my brothers lives.)

    Congrats to Carllee and her fella! I suppose you’ll have to fly back for the wedding if you plan to walk her down the aisle?

    1. Thanks Nancy!!! For both the Video and Carllee’s engagement. Yup …. I will be in Oaxaca during the tentative date they have set in January. I am not sure I am thrilled about “giving her away” ha ha. I’ll hang onto her as long as I can ha ha. Hope all it well with you. Made it to Natchez Mississippi today. It has been stifling hot. So I decided to opt for a hotel today.

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