Detroit (Ypsilanti) Michigan

We rolled into the campground in Ypsilanti and immediately realized that the campground we had just left was dull comparied to this current one. It was party central and everybody had brought their dog and every dog seem awfully unhappy by the barking that they were doing. The smoke was so thick from all the campfires, and the loud music echoed through the whole campground. We found the small spot that had been reserved for us, since we were arriveing late, and were so surprise when everything actually got quite around 11:00 PM.

Monday, we visited Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford Musuem. Rob is taking a short rest on the edge of a covered bridge.

This is the picture of Thomas Edison's Laboratory. The chair where Thomas Edison sat during the 50th anniversary celebration of the light bulb had been nailed to the floor by Henry Ford, and it has not been moved or set in since then.

Since this was Memorial Day, they were having a Civil War re-inactment at Greenfield Village.

We spent the day at Greenfield Village, and then drove on to Detroit City. After returning to our campground, we were excited to find that 75% of the campground had gone home. It was like a completely different place and we were so glad. We moved to a different camping spot and all was well. Peace and quite again.

Holland - 3

Saturday morning, we went to see the Windmill Island Gardens. This is an authentic windmill donated to the city of Holland by the Country of Holland. It is used today for making flour.

We drove down to the River Walk in Holland and had lunch. Rob took a nap and I did some reading along the river side. It was such a nice peaceful afternoon. Then we returned to the campground and quickly realized that the Memorial Day Weekend crowd had arrived. I couldn't believe how many people (children and dogs) had arrived. What had happened to our peace and quite? We spent three days here and left Sunday after church to drive across the state to Detroit.

Holland -2

Friday, we visited Nelis' Dutch Village. It was fun watching these senior citizens dance in their wooden shoes. One of the ladies told us that they wear 7-10 pairs of socks to keep the shoes on their feet while dancing. They were pretty good. One of the ladies was in her 80's.

Holland, Michigan

Our first stop was Holland, MI. A dutch inspired town, that is known for its beautiful tulips.

The first thing we did on Friday was head out to see Lake Michigan. It was a little cool that morning, but warmed up later in the day.

RV Plant Tours

Wednesday, Rob got excited about going on the Jayco Plant tour and the Gulfstream Plant tour. We saw an RV being built from start to finish. Pretty interesting. After seeing how they were made, we visited the RV-MH Hall of Fame Museum. In the picture above, Rob is checking out the 1931 Ford Housecar.

While Rob was enjoying the old RVs, Carolyn rested on this bench with a lady who tried to teach her what to do on a RV trip. Notice the deck of cards in her hand and the cigar in her mouth. Haven't see Carolyn try either of these so far. Wednesday afternoon, we departed for Michigan.

Amish Tour

Tuesday morning, we went on a 90 mile drive on the Heritage Trail in the Indiana Amish country, which included Shipshewana, Middlebury, Goshen, Nappanee, Wakarusa, Elkhart, and Bristol. We listened to a CD as we drove, telling us where to turn and when to stop as well as interesting information about the area. One difference I noticed between Indiana and Pennsylvania Amish was the men in Indiana wore dark grey knitted caps instead of hats. They also rode on bicycles a lot.

Shipshewana, Indiana

After driving 11 hours on Monday, we arrived in Shipshewana, IN at 8:00 PM. It was a great drive, but when we arrived at our destination, we were so tired we went straight to bed. We stayed at a really pretty campground in the Amish Community. We could hear the clop, clop of horse drawn buggies from our camp. It was so peaceful. We didn't have TV, which was a little hard for Carolyn, but Rob had his Wifi.

Here We Go Again

Spring has finally arrived and Rob's says it's time to get "On the Road Again". We plan to head North to the UP of Michigan. Departure date is May 18th.