Back in cell range

We have a little catching up to do!

We finished up our time in northern Wisconsin with a Bar-be-que Fest. Pat,(Rob's sister) and her husband Jim, invited us. Not only did we enjoy some tasty ribs and cold beer but we watched a two hour concert put on by the group "The Association". I remember them sounding a little better. Course that does go back to the 60's!!! They did play their signature songs, 'Windy','Never My Love', and 'Cherish'. Brought me back quite a few years. Thanks for including us Pat and Jim! We had such a great time with all of Rob's family and celebrated his Dad's 88th birthday with him. Jeanne and John you were great to camp next door to, we'll be seeing you out there on the trail.

From northern WI we traveled over to Escanaba, MI to have some warranty work done on our 5th wheel. We only spent one night and then headed to Otter Lake Resort near Munising on the south shore of Lake Superior. This area is a section of land between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan called the UP,( which stands for Upper Penninsula). We were closer to Lake Superior so we headed that direction one day for a boat excursion to look at 30 miles of coastline called Painted Rocks which was quite breathtaking. Rob took about 100 pictures so surely he will get at least one on here. The second day we hiked to Mosquito Beach, about a 5 mile round trip.I had forgotten how enormous Lake Superior is. At one point it stretches about 350 miles across and it's deepest point is aprox. 1200 ft.!!

It is the largest fresh water lake in the world and cleanest of the Great Lakes. It really is a site to behold.

While we were in that part of the UP we could not get cell service or internet sevice. Guess you could say we were in the boonies.

We left there this morning and traveled across the Mackinac Bridge that you can see Lake Huron on the left and Lake Michigan on the right. Pretty darn cool.We made our way to South Higgens Lake State Park where we will be spending the next 6 days.

Mollie and Bear and Hershey have really adjusted well to being vagabonds. Hershey is the one we have to keep our eyes on. She slipped away from us again in Escanaba, naughty little girl. Mollie and Bear are loving the amount of time they get to spend in the water. Mollie is an incredible retriever and she usually draws an audience when ever Rob is working with her. So far , they have been a joy to travel with.

We send out our love to you all and to our kids, we are missing you.