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Bellaire, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
December 2, 2021 A little breakfast at the Roam Inn. Then on the road again. 27 degrees. Mileage at 31,723.Drove past the Munising Rear Range Lighthouse. Across the rest of the UP and then across the Mackinac Bridge. Pretty cool. Lake Michigan on one side and Lake Huron on the other. Stopped for gas in…
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Marquette & Munising
December 1, 2021 WordPress is not letting me upload pictures so you will have to follow the link below to filckr to see some pictures. We left Hayward a little before 8am this morning. 23 degrees. Odometer was at 31,444.We drove through northern Wisconsin and into the UP of Michigan. We made a quick stop…
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Here we go again
November 29, 2021 Tomorrow we start our fourth winter trip south. It will be good to get out of the cold.We had a good time in Hayward. It was nice to see Karla’s mom and family.We did a lot of walking around the neighborhood, checked out a few of the local bars, visited a couple…
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Perry Lake, WI
November 19, 2021 Thanks so much to Mike and Mary for letting us stay at their place on Perry Lake. I got some work done, we visited with family, we got some snow, and I went out on the fat bike a couple times. We are now in our VRBO in Hayward and will be…
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Goodbye MN. Hello WI.
November 9, 2021 Closed up the place on Widow lake on October 24.Stayed with my mom until November 7.We have a week at my sister-in-law’s and then two weeks in a VRBO.It was nice to spend some time with my mom. Quarters are a little cramped but we had some good days.We also went to…
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Alabama & Shoalsfest
October 12, 2021 Great trip to Alabama.– Friday –Flew out of the Fargo airport. First time doing that. Not too bad.Chicago to Huntsville, Alabama. Got the rental car and near the airport was a brewery. Rocket Republic. Stopped for a pint and a crowler to go.Got on the road and stopped at Crossed Eyed Owl…
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Workbench/bar
September 23, 2021 The latest project is a workbench/bar. I used old lumber and boards that had been under our place for years. It took some work to clean them up and they still didn’t want to fit together very well. But with Karla’s help we got them to stick and I think they will…
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North Shore
August 23, 2021 We went on a trip to the North Shore a couple weekends ago. It was my first time being further north than Duluth on the shore of Superior. Really great weekend. On Friday we went to Duluth, Two Harbors, Naniboujou and the Devil’s Kettle. Saturday was Grand Portage and Grand Marais. On…
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Electric is done
August 4, 2021 I should post a video of both garage doors moving.The lights are on and the water is running. We are letting the water run for a while and we will get it tested. But that is it for the contractors. The rest is up to us.I put the door on the bathroom.…
