Dave and Judy Moss

Bixler Lake Campground: Kendallville, IN

We relaxed, and did laundry on the 6th. On Sunday the 7th Dave smoked a tri tip. On 8th we went to my adopted sister’s and her husband’s house for dinner (bringing the tri tip and potato salad. Monday, the 8th they visited us and saw our motorhome. We drove around Kendallville, saw where family lived. We went to the Mid-America Windmill Museum. Wednesday and Thursday we visited them and their extended family, We saw miniature donkeys.

On the 4th, we had a delightful lunch at a restaurant called The Gratetful Crow. Good food and ambience. We then visited with Dave’s cousin Laurel Federbush. She came to the campground and saw our new Motor home. Laurel plays harp professionally. On the 5th we went to Grand Traverse Pie Company and saw her perform for a couple of hours. We had a wonderful lunch. The pies are great! They have over forty different pies.

Today we went to the Museum of Natural History at the University of Michigan. It has a lot of classrooms. There were some really nice exhibits.

Today we drove to Ann Arbor. We went to the University of Michigan’s Conservatory and Botanical Garden. They were beautiful!

Today we drove from New Albany, Indiana to Grass Lake, Michigan. We are staying at Hideaway RV Park. The park is pretty. There are lots of trees, greenery, flower and vegetable gardens.

We are currently staying at the Hideaway RV Park in Jackson, Michigan. It wound up being a really nice park. The dogs like walking along the lake and is very quiet. Only problem is, internet is terrible.

We spent our first night of our trip at Our Lady of Perpetual Hops in New Albany, Indiana. This brewery is part of Harvest Host, which has about 2,500 locations. They are located at breweries, Distilleries. Wineries, museums and other locations. They allow fully self-contained RVs a free stay overnight at their locations. While there, we tasted beer and listened to live music.

Haines in on the northern part of the Alaskan Panhandle. We took a photo tour in a small group with a professional photographer. In this land-based tour, we were shown local sights including a rock sculpture, a lake I would love to fly fish and of course, eagles.

Ketchikan is located along the Inside Passage. It is know for fishing and the Native American culture. There are numerous totem poles on display. We took a photo tour of the area in a mid-sized boat. We were able to see Bald Eagles all over the place and some dolphins swam along our tour.