Too Hot-- Going North !!

We decided to take our summer vacation in July before the garden started bearing fruit. Our destination was Wisconsin Rapids to visit our friends, Denis and Karen . The first stop was St. Ignace where we overnighted at the State park which is just across the Mackinac Bridge.  One of us is always glad to get over that "monster"!!   We then traveled Rt.# 2 heading for Escanaba. The day was picture perfect, and the two lane highway was like we pictured rving to be, sparse traffic, no trucks, 55 mph, and great scenery!  We finally stopped at Oconto, Wisconsin city park. The park is near a river and just a clean neat place to stay!  We followed Rt. 54 to Rapids, again two lanes and a nice easy drive.  The Wisconsin dairy farms are just as we had imagined they would be.  Lots of green, rolling hills with well-kept farms.  After a warm welcome from Deni and Karen, we took the motor home to South County Park where the Erdman's had already taken their camper.  This was a very nice park on Lake Wazeecha.  We had a nice visit and planned breakfast in the AM.  It is no secret Roy likes his breakfast, so Denny and Karen had a place picked out that they knew we would like.  Much to our surprise, we had someone waiting for us to join them!!  What a great surprise to see Wendell and Loretta sitting at the table !!  We enjoyed the day doing some sightseeing , then back to the campground for a cookout, and some libations. The day was great sightseeing and visiting with our friends. We had another surprise when we found that Diane and Moe had come down from their vacation up north to spend some time with us!  We enjoyed another day with our friends, and another cookout and an evening around the campfire.  One of  K&D's friends stopped by to visit and brought us a fire poker he makes from old golf clubs, and some rerod.  Makes a great fire poker. Well, having loaded up with some great Wisconsin cheese, and having a great visit, it was time to start our trek back.  Time sure flew having spent a very enjoyable six days.
We said our goodbyes and headed for Copper Harbor in the UP.  We took the northern route and were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the upper portion of Wisconsin.   There are lots of lakes and thick green forests.    We had  made our reservation for two days at Fanny Hooe RV Park in Copper Harbor. Unknown to us, there is no cell phone service, and no TV signal!! They did have VERY weak WIFI.  Thank God for Sirius!!  We drove along the coast on Rt. 26 taking in the beauty of Lake Michigan. We had lunch at a small local restaurant .  When we saw all the "locals", we knew we had made a good decision.  The homemade baked goods definitely had our names on them, so we HAD to purchase some.

Our next stop was Munising Tourist park.  We met up with our friends, Bobbi & Harry.  We were very close to the lake and found Lake Michigan to be very cold . We got our feet wet and that was enough!  The water was 56 degrees!  We had visited Munising before to see the Pictured Rocks, but the weather had turned and the water churned.  This time we found better weather and purchased our tickets a day in advance. The next morning, the fog had set in. We did get a very nice boat ride, but had to turn around because of the thick fog.  Just couldn't see anything on the shore.  We did get our money refunded, so we're hoping the the third attempt will be successful!!

After several days in the Munising area, we headed south with Harry and Bobbi to Indian Lake State Park.  This was another very nice park and we did a bit of "off roading" in Harry's jeep.  It was a bit scary for a while, but we did end up on a "sort of" main road.  We spend two nights at the State Park and then headed home.  Our original plans were to stop around the Gaylord area for one night, but once Roy gets behind the wheel, it's let's just go home.  After being gone 15 days, it's always nice to get back to Glenmore Drive safely!