Beautiful Travel Day from Traverse City to St Ignace Michigan

The aqua hot repair went smoothly at Just Trucks 

just out of Traverse City MI, . . .they told Dave on the phone

that they cater to folks who are on the road. . .

and sure enough, they pulled us right in when we

arrived about 1P. . .got right on the repair. . .

had the parts in stock, and had us ready and rolling by 5P. . .


We decided to spend the night at an RV park right around the corner

from their shop. . .after five hours on the road to get there,

and four hours waiting around. . .we were beat.

With the Aqua Hot repair we had done at the Escapade,

(I’ll write more about it later) and this repair to the pump,

we feel we basically have a new water heater. . .

works for us. . .

this morning, with only a two hour trip to St Ignace (pronounced Ig-nus)

we  decided to take the scenic route

along the Lake Michigan Shoreline. . .what a lovely drive. . .

apple orchards. . .

lovely farms. . .

beautiful harbors. . .

and a wonderful road side park to stop and have

a pimiento cheese sandwich and enjoy the view. . .

it just happened to be a Historical Indian Gathering Grounds

called Big Rock Point. . .it’s a rather interesting story

if you care to take the time to read it.

more images of Big Rock Point including Nuclear Plant pics

next. . .the famed Mackinac Bridge which spans the

channel between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan,

and which allows access to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. . .

or the UP (YEW PEA). . .as it is called. . .

Lovely, lovely, lovely day. . .

see you tomorrow in Mackinac Island. . .

‘til then,

Janice and Dave

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Lake Huron and the Blue Water Region of Michigan

One week ago, we moved over to the

Blue Water Area of Michigan to the

St Clair Thousand Trails Campground

located about 15 minutes from Lake Huron

it’s fairly big rig friendly. . .but Dave and I have a very special talent.

We usually unhook the jeep, and drive around the park

to find what we think is the most easily accessible, most level

50 amp FHU spot available. . .so that’s what we did. . .

and this was it. . .easy in. . .lovely. . .but of course

there’s a problem with the 50 amp. . .

’cause that’s what we excel at. . .

if there’s one breaker that needs to be changed in any park. . .

that is the spot we WILL choose. . .so what’cha gonna do. . .

no biggie. . .plug in to the 30 amp. . .and maintenance will come

in the morning to change the breaker. . .and they did. . .

johnny on the spot. . .next morning. . .taken care of! 

That’s good customer service for sure. . .

we’ve been thrilled to add a handful of birds to our life list. . .

this is a Scarlet Tanager. . .

a European Starling. . .which evidently is a bully from what folks

on Facebook have told me when I was trying to identify it. . .

our very, very fave has been the Baltimore Oriole.

I put out some grape jelly, since Judy (Travels With Emma) said they love it. . .

they’ve been visiting regularly. . .so I think she knows a thing or two about it. . .

we made our way to Port Huron to see the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse

right at the mouth of the Saint Clair River. . .

observed the Bridge to Canada but decided not to go over at this point. . .

will go over to Canada later when we reach Sault Ste Marie.

Lake Huron is the second largest Great Lake by surface area

and the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world. . .


We have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the Blue Water Region this week. . .

see you later at the Henry Ford Museum. . .Dearborn Michigan. . .

‘til then,

Janice and Dave

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