Annie and Peter's Adventures in Life: August 13, 2023

Sunday 8/13. 12:45

Hi all.

Right now we are sitting on a beach on Lake superior. We came looking for Lake superior on route 64 N. We were given a detour so we turned right and drove about 12 miles to a stop sign where it said end of detour, so we took a left and here we are. Lake superior, we learned today, is larger than the other four great lakes combine plus another Lake Michigan so it’s kind of big. It is of course the largest lake in the world. And we all know when the October winds come early there’s going to be trouble.

Annie took a dip in Lake Superior. Crazy lady. I’m wearing a flannel.

We spent another day in Mackinac Island since I last wrote. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who didn’t enjoy the visit to Mackinac Island. I did enjoy it. But I have to admit that I could feel the money vacuum going after my wallet before we got off the boat. Actually, this is a little weird, but my favorite time on Mackinac Island was breakfast at a place called chuckwagon’s. These four people that were working that diner were dancing up a storm. I’m gonna say that they sat about 75 people and was packed and they cranked it , it was really quite a show to watch.

People watching on that day was also a lot of fun. I also have to say that the grand hotel is indeed something special. It was worth the 20 bucks for the two of us to walk around. The attention to detail there is really something special.

Yesterday, we drove to Gogebig State Park. It was a long day driving, When we finally arrived at the park, and got to our campsite, the people that were supposed to be been gone for hours previous we’re still packing. We finally got into our spot about 7 o’clock eastern time. We had just passed the timeline so it was 6 o’clock real time. We were in bed by 9 o’clock real time. We did get two free bundles of wood out of the deal.

We missed mass today because by the time we got to the church we were back in eastern time so we were an hour late.

Monday 8/14

Today we drove through Wisconsin in the rain. The rain was no big deal but, at times, the wind was tossing the trailer around like a toy ballon. The ride today was 370 miles. Tomorrow should be more like 250 and almost all of it is on I90 so we should make descent time. We didn’t today.

Right now we are at Whirewater State Park in MN. This park is nice! The sit is the nicest so far. It’s cloud covered now but seems to be clearing so when I step outside in the middle of the night to stare at a tree the stars might be out. If so, it will be the coolest night sky I’ve seen in years.

Tomorrow We’re off to Big Sious Recreation Area in SD. The ranger here got excited when I told him that. I hope we make good time tomorrow.

Hope all is well out there in the real world. Peace out and God bless.