Monday, April 18, 2011

Home at Last

 Its our final run for home. We leave all our camping buddies behind in the St. Louis campground and head to our next stop.
 After a nice drive we stopped at a Jellystone Park on the border between Indiana and Michigan in Angola IN. Again, the overcrowding is a bit much. We were actually their first camper of the new season; they weren't officially open for 3 more days. Looked like a great park; lots to do, just in front of us is the water park.
 We managed to find time to do some shopping at an outlet mall on the way. The place was almost deserted. At times like this you can really see the effect of the recession. A lot of stores had closed as well.
Our final stop before home is near Flint, Michigan. This where we usually stay for our last night away. Beautiful beach and campground but a bit cool for swimming.
 One of the real treats coming home is getting to go through customs. We picked a good day, not much traffic. Got through without a problem. We find coming into Canada is usually a lot less hassle than Harveys annual cavity search when entering the U.S. in the fall.
 First night home and visitors already. The grandkids were excited to see us and we were excited to see them. A sleep over allowed everyone to catch up on whats new.
 Next morning, I managed to get a picture before the tornadoes woke up. They're so cute when they're asleep.
The last days drive was sunny but windy, no complaints there. Now, the next day was a different story. Heavy winds blew all night and we woke up to a snow storm. First time thats happened when we got home since we started our journeys. A couple hours after taking this picture the ground was white. Oh well, we're home and it won't be long till the weather gets nice and warm. This will be my last blog till the fall I think.
Hope you enjoyed our adventures; I know we saw a lot of new and exciting places and enjoyed having you along.

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