Annie and Peter's Adventures in Life: August 10, 2023

Howdy All. We are having a marvelous time. I want to share it when I have energy at the end of the day.

The first leg: 8/6 - 8/10

First the drive
The drive has been pretty uneventful. Cleveland was ugly, but we did it at 2:30 in the afternoon so it could’ve been a lot worse. If the roads are any indication, the taxes in Ohio are very low, but we got through it.

Mackinac bridge was very windy, narrow and long didn’t notice any beauty until I got over it.

The sites:

We seen some great sites already. Our stops up until now have been mainly just to get to where we’re going, but on the contrary, they have been beautiful spots Harbor State, Park in Ohio was gorgeous right on Lake Erie. Then Bay City State Park in Michigan on Lake Huron was also beautiful. We had a a long walk on the beach with a boardwalk along the lagoon. We seen woodpeckers, cranes, blue heron, gray, heron, and ducks. At the Ohio state park the week before they had a program for kids to determine what type of ducks the decoys were that they placed all around the pond. I got fooled and took about three pictures before realizing it. We got a good laugh. That’s the second time that’s happened to me.

Yesterday we traveled two streets state park in Michigan just over the Mackinac bridge. That did not work out so we had to find a different place. On the way to try to look for another state park we saw a sign that said Lakeside RV park next left. we took that left and follow the dirt road down the hill till it ran into a field. Consequently, I needed to back the trailer up about 50 yards turn it around and pull back out at which time we noticed the covered up for sale sign. We ended up at a very nice KOA . The woman there how to do a dance to get me a spot but we’re good.

Today, we spent the day in Mackinac Island. We are staying here for the evening at sunset condominiums. It’s a nice spot right on the lake. We are going to witness a credible sunset in about a half an hour.

We rented a horse and buggy to ride around the island for an hour. It was a Christmas present for Annie. We got lost. A woman came with an electric bike to show us the right way. It was fun. Well, it was a great experience.

After these first four days, we are more excited about this trip stand. We were to start with with every stop seeing something great it’s going to be a incredible trip.