We didn't leave the campground today. It was just to beautiful a day to do anything other then enjoy it here. Today's high was a partly cloudy 73 degrees. It is now midnight and the temperature is 53 degrees. Time to close the windows and get to bed.
I forgot to include a photo that I took when we were down at the boat ramp the other day. In Michigan "triple towing", or "recreational double towing" is legal. You do need an "R" endorsement on your license. I didn't do any research to see what that entails. Overall length is limited to 75' and the combined weight of 5th wheel unit and the trailer/boat can't exceed the mfg's maximum towing capacity for your truck.
After lunch we walked over to the beach. Kathy was checking out the berries along the path.
We chose not to walk down to the beach. We sat up on the hill and bask in the wonderfulness of the day.
It was a long hard walk to the beach (not!) so it was fortunate that we were able to take some nourishment while we were sitting watching the activities. Kathy said her Amaretto Cherry Mackinac Island Fudge was good. So was my Peanut Butter Mackinac Island Fudge. If we go to the beach again I think I will try the Caramel Caribou and I bet Kathy tries the Jolted Cow.
As we were finishing our ice cream an older lady pulled into a handicapped spot close to were we were sitting. She didn't get out of her car. She had packed a lunch and was eating it. I had a notion that I ought to offer to buy her an ice cream cone, the snack place was over 100 yards downhill from the parking lot. Before I acted Kathy said you need to offer to buy her an ice cream cone. I think that was the Holy Spirit speaking to both of us. I walked up to the car and said, "May I buy you an ice cream cone." She was a little startled and then with a big smile said yes. Kathy visited with her a little, my hearing is so bad I could hardly hear her. She is 92 years old. She has lived here here entire life, with the exception of 9 months when she and her husband moved to Detroit. She said they got out of there quickly. She told Kathy that her daughter was doing something else today and she decided to pack a lunch, drive over to the park/beach and enjoy the day.
There are a lot of folks in the campground. When you are just sitting outside you don't notice it but you do when you walk around. I took the photos below looking up and down the street in front of our site.
Lots of sparklers and firecrackers from about 9PM until 10 PM and then it seemed like everyone stopped at the same time, maybe people actually were adhering to a "quiet time starts at 10" policy.
We can hardly believe how nice it is here. My brother, and a lot of his family, are getting together near Baldwin, MI in late July. (They have some property there.) We will be back in Coldwater July 25th thru August 3rd, to Mom sit. It is going to be tough deciding whether to head to Missouri after that, or come back up to the UP for another couple of weeks and get back to Missouri in late August. Maybe back down through Wisconsin & Minnesota.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.
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