Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Move to Baraboo, WI

We had a short drive today with just a little excitement. Thirty seconds into our drive Joani looked at the map and said, "we missed our turn". We were confused since there had been no turns since we left the campground. She quickly realized she had mapped our route while we were having breakfast out so the starting point was the restaurant a couple miles north of the campground. We pulled over, found a new route to get us back on track and only lost a few minutes in the process. The rest of our 89.5 miles (87,931.9 total) drive to Ho-Chunk Casino in Baraboo, WI, was uneventful.

We arrived early and couldn't check in right away so I couldn't connect to shore power. That meant no A/C and it was starting to get warm. One of the maintenance guys stopped by to compliment us on our parking coordination - he thought we had it really figured out (five and a half years of practice has certainly helped). He also unlocked the post so we could connect our power and start cooling the coach without waiting for check-in. That was quite fortuitous since the desk that told us to come back at noon told us at 12:05 to come back at 1:30. We would have melted with no A/C by then.

This casino was the most up-scale facility we have seen since we were in Las Vegas! The lobby had a huge waterfall diorama complete with an eagle in flight clutching a salmon in the painted sky overhead.

The campground was also extremely up-scale. Large sites, plenty of lush grass and a laundry and shower facility that might set the standard for all others to be measured against. As guests in the campground, we were given a key to the pool and exercise areas. I did take advantage of the whirlpool. I could just say it was big, but I will add that the maximum capacity was 51 persons. I don't think I have ever been in a spa that would hold 51 people - it was nice.

If this had been a regular campground, it probably would have cost $50 a night. The casino made it a tempting deal at just $26.50 plus tax. That's a little pricey compared to most casinos, but then most casinos do not provide this level of luxury. We were ready for a little luxury! Like many casinos, when we signed up for players cards they gave us some free play cash ($10/each). We played their $20 in the slots and walked out with $7.56 - good thing we didn't start with our money.