Moved to St. Ignace, Michigan

The drive yesterday was not bad, just lots of twisty roads, in and out of small towns, rarely being above 50 mph.  The GPS originally said 354 miles but checking our odometer, we traveled 309.  Sad to say goodbye to Copper Harbor, a nice place to visit.

Yep, follow Rte 41 and you can get to Miami!  Sign at  Copper Harbor

This is very narrow and twisty, trees rubbed the RV, Buddy got the sickest here.

Stone boat, wonder if it can float

After 1/2 stopped, crossed over into Houghton

With only 25 minutes of drive time, we came to a halt for over 1/2 hour in Hancock which is the city across the river from Houghton.  I do mean stopped, zilch.  Construction going on to redo the city streets but we haven't a clue why we were stopped for so long.  Once we started up, the barrels were placed so narrowly where they had not paved made for a harrowing drive for Dave.

Wondered what was going on?   

We got very nervous - so many children right along beside us

And - state trooper blocking oncoming traffic, made it!

Phew, got across the bridge and through Houghton and then picked up a tidge of speed.  Then got slowed to a crawl in Chassell.  They were celebrating the Strawberry Festival and thousands of people and their cars were lined up US Route 41.  Was again a scary ride for us, so many people walking on the road, you just think a kid is going to dart out.  And some folks just didn't care, would not move over.  We made it through Chassell with 1 minute to spare - the state police blocked off the road right behind us and once we made it through where the parade was going to be, they blocked the road again.  Luck.

Lake Superior

Lots of island lakes

Dropped into Marquette, Lake Superior in distance

Our last look at Lake Superior

For most of the ride we drove along Lake Superior, in and out of small towns, passing through Marquette, and on and on, seeing signs for smoked fish and for pasties just about everywhere.  We certainly know what that is all about.  No one could be better than Roy's.   Got into Munising, a town we camped in 7 years ago, passed through it without any problems and then continued on Route 41 heading south out of the Upper Peninsula.

Lonely roads, no homes, just raw land - beautiful

We think this was an old roadside motor hotel from 1930's

Riding along Lake Michigan's north shore

After a bit we dropped off Route 41 and picked up Route 28 just on the other side of Munising until we got into what I call the boonies - no small communities, no nothing.  Just raw land with lots of trees, small lakes, and I am assuming lots of wildlife although all we saw were dead deer on the roadside.

Nice

Nobody can do pasties like Roy's

Dropped down to the top of Lake Michigan and rode along US Route 2 (same one that runs through Cleveland) and followed the lakeshore for another 80 miles, then got to our campground that sits right on Lake Michigan.  We can see the Mackinac Bridge which was built in 1957, four miles long (no bridge existed before) from our site as well as look out to Lake Michigan.  This morning we saw a freighter going down (south) to either Chicago or to Gary, Indiana.  When we leave and cross over the Mackinac Bridge, we will get to see Lake Huron as well.  And of course, we will be by Lake Erie for our stay in Cleveland.  Lots of islands and lakes on this trip.

Mackinac Bridge to our left

Our view this morning - see freighter to right?

Poor Buddy was so sick - glad we are sitting for a day just to get him better.  Will drug him up for the next stage of the trip.  I don't like that but for his health so he isn't so sick, have to do it.