My daylilies bloomed just in time! 
Our goal was to leave about 7am, and we drove out of the driveway at 7:38 and didn’t have to go back to grab anything. Pretty good for a 25 day trip! 
Bye house! 
Jeff did most of the overall schedule planning for this trip and will do almost all the driving too. Amy does the research on things to do and see along the way. We both packed and got the camper and truck packed. 
Our first stop was a boat landing. Great visual! One summer I worked for the City of Oshkosh and tested lake water for zebra mussels which were just starting to take over. They can really do damage to water intake pipes! 
Trains! (If anyone reading this didn’t know, Jeff loves trains) 
Great to see a Monarch on some milkweed. 
We stopped for lunch here and you can see the Mackinac Bridge in the distance. 
A windy selfie 
Impressive, isn’t it? 
The cost was $2 per axle. Not bad! We were expecting it to be a lot more. 
The table is the staging area for the bed of the pickup. The blue cooler on the right is the only cooler we bring. Jeff built a cedar rack in the bottom of it so water can drain out as the ice melts. No soggy food! 
A selfie on the northern most shore of Lake Michigan. 
A quick tailgate lunch
We set off almost at the target time of 7am, and drove for most of the day. The highlight of the day was stopping for lunch in the shadow of the great Mackinac Bridge. Amazing feat of engineering! We also stopped to stretch our legs mid morning as we drove through the U.P. and saw some really old train cars. The driving was pleasant all day, not crowded and no bad weather, with occasional construction zones. After getting to the hotel and a bite to eat, we are all relaxing and will probably fall asleep early.
Kline Road Trips 
On your way back home, perhaps check out Fayette, an old iron-smelting town in the U.P. on the Garden Peninsula….great scenery, fascinating history in a reconstructed village. Or the big natural spring at Kitchi-ti-kipi, very beautiful and quite amazing. Have a fantastic vacation!