Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Still Alive

August 14, 2013
Hello All,
We are still alive and well but I have been slacking on my blogging.
We enjoyed an absolutely beautiful day on Mackinac Island today.
More on that later.

In the next week we will be off grid in the UP (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan (B) for a week or so and I hope to catch up after that.
Here are our latest travels plans - eastwards ho!

Monday, August 5, 2013

Chicago & Michigan Bound

After Chicago in early July we had a mellow trip across Nebraska and Iowa on the way to visit Joanie's daughter, Jennifer, and grandkids Charlie and Henry.
I don't think Henry is getting strangled by Charlie.
 
We enjoyed some camping at Starved Rock State Park
 The five of us fit pretty good in the rig, for a couple of days anyway. This pic is actually with the slides in.
We really had a good time catching up with Jennifer and the boys. I know Joanie was very happy.
 
From Glenview, IL we continued on to Ann Arbor, MI where my son, Michelangelo has been schooling forever. He has recently received his Masters in Sociology and is continuing on to his doctorate. We are very proud of his hard work and commitment.
We talked him into camping with us for a few days though he had to study most of the time. However a mini golf (they call it putt-putt here) challenge lured him away from his books.
I do have to give credit where credit is due - Michael and I were roundly defeated by Joanie's 3 hole in ones! The shame. To her additional credit she only reminded me about it for the next 2 weeks.