If you followed our story before, you know we LOVE TO TRAVEL,experience new things, new adventures!!! This 2011 Adventure takes us east, traveling toward Salt Lake City, and then into Colorado. From there it will be on through the mid-west, and then into upper Michigan and then Wisconsin. We'll finally get to see some of the Great Lakes! So, please enjoy traveling with us...and the doggies Dee, Scarlett, and Maddy!!

Friday, July 22

Sadly, we had to leave Jeremy & Amber and be on our way.  We had such a good visit, and it was so good to see them again.  Hopefully, they will be out West to see us when they finish their Field Camps in Wyoming next summer.  Fingers crossed on that one!!! But we weren't sad to leave the weather we had there in Harrison, MI where we parked Sweet Baby. It was so hot and humid; our last day there it was 95 degrees at the rv!!!  Way too hot for us Northwesterners!!!  The humidity was exceptionally high to go along with the temperature....the worst (the rv park people said) that it has been for a very long time. They said that it should be better up north. 
And it has been lovely here in Mackinaw City, MI!  We are parked in a KOA park 1.5 miles from Lake Michigan....and just a couple miles from the magnificent Mackinac Bridge.  We could see the bridge from a long way as we approached from the south on I-75.  As we took our exit, a reader board said "rv and trailers use left lane and 20 mph."  Oh dear.,...5 miles across and winds like that!!!  We'll be crossing the bridge next Monday...stay tuned!  Mackinaw City is at the south end of the bridge, and is a charming village with lots of history...and lots to see.  We will be taking the ferry over to Mackinac Island before we leave....and Bernie also wants to go parasailing!!!  Note:  BERNIE wants to go...not Trish.  We also are going to try to get in an evening schooner sail in the Mackinac Straits.... This afternoon, after our morning walking around Mackinaw City, we took The Girls swimming just below the McGulpin Lighthouse.  They absolutely loved it, and didn't want to get out (and are sure sleeping good tonight)!  Bernie & I were really suprised at the water temperature of Lake Michigan; we expected cold like we find at the OR coast, but the water was very warm. For dinner we had pasties at a local restaurant, and found them very good, but very filling as well.  The area is also famous for fudge; we won't miss that!!

3 comments:

Jeremy said...

Told ya it would be better up there! I am very glad Amber and I got a chance to see you two on your adventures and yes ... expect us next summer.! Glad the girls were able to swim.

Love ya both,

JEr

Rose said...

Aw Trish you should have gone sailing too! A once in a lifetime experience. Great to see you guys are having fun! The Northwest has been wonderful weather wise...75 degrees for the seconday in August - truly "God's Country!"

Rose

Rose said...

Aw Trish you should have gone sailing too! A once in a lifetime experience! Weather has been great in the Northwest, 75 degrees for the 2nd day in August - truly this is "God's Country!"

Rose