The Half Way Point

We didn’t know how long we would be able to stay here in Manistee while we waited for news of Karen.  Once the dates were settled, we started to make some plans.

First up was laundry.  There is only one in town that we know of so I sorted our clothes putting colored, dark and white in separate bags.  That makes it easier to just dump the clothes into the washer because they have also been turned right side out, etc.  It didn’t take too long and we were on our way home.

We put the clothes away and decided to drive up the west coast along Bear Lake.  It is a beautiful drive and we ended up in Frankfurt where an art fair was going on.  We spent a good amount of time walking from booth to booth seeing what was for sale.  I bought one piece of jewelry as a gift but that was all.

On the way south heading for home, we stopped at an overlook to see Lake Michigan. This was not just a pull out but had steps up to a higher elevation, restrooms and picnic tables.

We just enjoyed the view, sunshine and pleasant 70 degree weather.  

Ted wanted to stop at the casino for dinner because we would pass it.  I had not brought my ID so I couldn’t get a player’s card without it, but he said he just wanted to eat at the buffet, not play.  We had stayed at the RV park attached to the casino several years ago while traveling with the Haulin’ HitchHikers camping group 11 years ago  

And once again while visiting this area with Tom and Eileen, our Florida friends.  I wasn’t all that hungry but agreed.  The food normally isn’t great so it didn’t matter much to me.  When she told Ted it was $49.95 per person it didn’t seem like such a good idea.  We could have a great meal for a bit more at the famous Glenwood restaurant up in Okenama!  So we continued back to Manistee.  We went all out for footlong chili dogs from A&W.  It was just right for me!  

It was Manistee County Fair Week so we went there Saturday.  It isn’t a very big fair but they had the usual animals, 4H projects., Midway, a few vendors and of course carnival food of which we ate none.  

We came home, freshened up for church, had dinner (but my walleye wasn’t as good as The Painted Lady’s) was.  Then we went into town to see “Oppenheimer.”  It is 3 hours long but spell binding.  I am ashamed to admit I never heard of this man who they called the father of the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki about two months before I was born.

Ted is going shooting tomorrow and I will start gathering our things to get ready to travel Wednesday morning back to Kara’s.  I bought CeCe swim goggles, a maze book and a short set with a second matching top.  It is so fun to buy for her!  We are going to Ted’s brother’s house in Cincinnati on Thursday so we will be there on Friday morning.  We will travel back to Troy Saturday or Sunday because Wednesday we will fly to Orlando!