Happy Holiday RV, South Dakota

Out of the Badlands, to Happy Holiday R.V. Park to do some repairs and reorganize the Skamper/truck. Every now and then there comes a time when we have to take a couple of days. One of our latches fell off somewhere in N.Y. and we had the lid/roof strapped down with a wratchit rope (come in very handy) for a month or more before we found a R.V. replacement parts store in South Dakota. Truck campers are really popular out this way, having a brand that no longer exists is cool, well until something major breaks (knock on wood), and that is why its great to have an engineer on board:) Parts and manuals weren't produced after 1995 when Skamper was sold to Thor Industries. Our Skamp is a 83model, and we have all original paper work and manual, which is unusual. Any how, our first night at Happy Holiday, we began setting up and I cut up some zucchini for spaghetti, but I didn't have to cook!! Our neighbor from Idaho came over and told us to come and grab a plate. She had fixed dinner for the whole family, including in-laws, and said there were so many leftovers, and it would make our first night of setting up easier. We agreed, Mexican food was the theme, she had cooked a large, large helping of enchiladas in a huge cooker (we would have to strap this cooker on the roof), spanish rice, salad, alvacado dip (since then we have made our own homemade--a little messy but delicious), and more. She loaded our plates, and made sure Chris didn't forget his asparagus. Joan told us she was a mom, and she was there to make sure we got plenty. We told her we were thankful and shared with her we had been without a mom for some 3months now so it was nice to be taken care of (even though nothing compares to Jeanne). She brought us birthday cake the night after next as we waited by the fire for our dinner to cook, and her husband walked over with a large box full of wood (not only nice but helpful because when staying at campgrounds farther west wood most of the time as to be purchased). The morning they left I woke happening to look out the window, and saw her granddaughter walking with her hands full, quietly as she could, she lay 6 naval oranges on our tailgate. They all then packed into their cars and drove away. What a blessing, touching our hearts, the amount of kindness these strangers bestowed on us, and encourages us to spread the love.