How we made our adventure, Part 5

 

St. Joseph, Michigan

Part 5 - Committing to the Michigan lily pad

We had previously spent substantial time exploring the Upper Peninsula and western Michigan.  Southern Michigan was convenient to the condo location and so we decided to include the area in our research.

In September 2014 we revisited an area on the east coast of Lake Michigan. We made a short stay reservation at a campground.  It was a relatively short 1-1/2 hour drive from the condo.  Doable even for a weekend getaway. We  arrived with good weather, the Monarch butterfly annual migration was underway. Warm days and cool nights. The lake (Lake Michigan) was a short hike from the campground.  We discussed the campground with the owner, and decided to make a seasonal commitment for 2015; we knew our work schedule would make extended stays impossible, but the campground was a small and popular one. We reserved one of the two remaining campsites.....Location, location, location!

 

 

 

 Michigan - Summer 2015

The next year we settled into our site in May. We spent the summer there as time permitted; work did intervene. We liked the fact that we could leave the Roadtrek in our spot and come and go via an auto as time permitted. We explored and enjoyed Lake Michigan.  One issue was abundant sunshine at our site.  I needed to handle that. Reflectix was essential, but more was needed, including improved ventilation. We were familiar with this, as during earlier treks we had camped in Texas with daytime temperatures peaking at 103F "in the shade".

 

Watching the kayakers on the lake brought back fond memories.  I decided "I'd like to do that" and I put it on the list.

 

We spent as much time as possible at  the campground.  We hiked, enjoyed nature and BBQ'd.

 

 

 

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