Aug 6, 2014 | August, Camping, Michigan |
Finally, a truly successful outdoor meal…breakfast on the Coleman stove! What a grand adventure today…we drove north to the Shepler’s Ferry at Mackinaw City and sped our way across the lake to Mackinaw Island and the Grand Hotel. Bob warned us ahead of time, but the...
Aug 6, 2014 | August, Camping, Michigan |
A great day out on the water! We started the day at Crooked Lake, where we met up with Bob’s friend Zappa from Harbor Springs. We rented a boat and jet ski and started off. The water in Michigan lakes is so crystal clear we could see all the way down to the bottom. We...
Aug 4, 2014 | August, Camping, Michigan |
Our neighbor was checking out this morning and brought us her flowers! She asked if I had a vase for them, and I immediately said YES, when in all truth I meant to say NO. So I did the camper thing and improvised. Purty cute, ain’t it? We spent time strolling through...
Aug 3, 2014 | August, Camping, Michigan |
Whit and Debbie Grayson joined us for a long drive to northern Michigan. We are camping at a KOA for the first time, in Petoskey. This place is really beautiful, with full hookups and a site where we were able to “buddy camp”. We backed the June Bug in and pulled the...
Jul 29, 2014 | Camping, Illinois, July |
After waking up to the smell of bacon frying and coffee perking, we enjoyed a fantastic outdoor breakfast. That’s almost the best thing about this camping thing! In the afternoon we braved the high humidity and strolled through “downtown” Pontiac. We took in a couple...