Ann Arbor University Hotel & Suites

Phew... Going through US Customs was a bit trying... No searching but a lot of questions meant - I supposed - to catch us with something bad... Who knows. We did not loose any meal. We're in the middle of a fairground, with a weak WiFi but OK. The only analog TV channels are from Detroit but the Detroit area offers 22 digital channels, many

Longer day than expected but we grinded the flying condo to a halt. No problem other than a sticking lock on the propane door.

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After saying our goodbyes to everyone at Cedarlane RV Park this morning, we're on the road to Michigan, in the home! Gray skies and cool winds can't dampen our spirits - we are SO looking forward to this next week's travels - when we leave Michigan, we'll head south on I-75 towards Florida, with a two ...

... each other by the end of the first week or better yet by the time we pull out of our driveway Sunday morning.

Would appreciate any tips to make life easier along the way so please feel free to share your knowledge and experiences.

Mr and Mrs Travelalong
Tecumseh, MI

... the conservative nature of Grosse Ile for the aloof culture integral in Spain. But, it all built up for the ultimate escape, España. Boarding the plane with the my new closest friends (coincidentally the only English-speaking friends I would encounter) and putting thousands of miles behind us was one of the most liberating experiences I can recall.  

Sorry to dwell on the negative attitudes about my summer.  To compensate, I am including some finer pictures of my home town.  Enjoy. 

... as well as the trip did.

Between visiting Denver and DC, I’ve seen and talked to (YAY!!!!) a lot of you, but for those I haven’t, I’ve developed a good idea of the questions that you—fans of my blog who are missing the regular emails telling you I wrote a new entry—might have for me.

Fan: So Sara, was your trip what you expected?

Me: I didn’t go in with expectations so much as goals, but in the end, I did meet all my goals.  And ...

... But Ann Arbor is in better shape because of it's focus on higher education and on so-called green industries that haven't been so affected by the problems of the rest of Michigan. For instance, this city has vowed to solve it's homelessness problem by 2014, and to that end it is instituting programs to help people regardless of the reason for their homelessness to be in homes - either singly or together depending on what they want and need with ...

Flight arrived in DTW on time. I had lunch and cigarettes at the FOX Sports Bar. Spent the next two hours at the lounge before going to the gate. Unfortunately, our flight was running late. We left 45 minutes behind schedule.

... and he almost strangled the lady working because she didn't automatically give Susan a coffee with her meal. Seeing his wild eyes (and his hair), Susan downed her precious coffee so that she could drive for a while. Bryan drifted off for a little bit, but Susan had to wake him up to frantically ask, "Bry - is that cop pulling ME over???" She had never been pulled over before and will now have a deep hatred for Minnesota for the rest of her life. She was going 80 in ...

... of course we saw their mountain of carnage...I managed to take a rudimentary archery lesson and I demolished their shooting range...I really need practice. I almost bought a moose call, but came to my senses at the last minute.

... to grant an appeal bond, claiming he was a "danger to society." He remained in prison. Friends and supporters organized a rally at Crisler Arena on the campus of the University of Michigan set for December 10, 1971. The organizers hoped the "John Sinclair Freedom Rally" would be a major event, drawing attention to the grave injustice that kept Sinclair locked up. But filling the 15,000-seat arena worried Sinclair. "So I was very concerned. I thought it would ...