Hampton Inn Ann Arbor-South

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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Mr. and I are heading South this Sunday in our 5th wheel. First Stop is Taylorsville Lake State Park in Kentucky.

We plan on taking 5 weeks and end up in Texas for 6 months.

We are first timers in a 5th wheel and are hoping we will still be speaking ...

... would ever come to be realized.  Between incessant court-dates, elusive probation officers, and my own hemorrhaging of funds from traffic tickets and ubiquitous overdraft fees, my final days in the US felt like a hobble rather than a sprint to the finish.  Intermittently, I felt moments of disdain for the place I was raised.  A string of memorable weekend getaways with accompaniment from Daniel Pachota (born in South Dakota) amounted in my final days of summer, indicative of my longing to ...

... heat, and shady as well, with dogs welcome on leashes.  We liked it a lot.  Spent the night not far away but a little further north and east.


Yesterday was a drive further east and into Indiana then north.  Mostly driving.  Not quite so hot (only 93!!) - lots of corn, very flat, excellent ice cream at The Flagpole in Rochester, Indiana, lunch in a park in Frankfort, detoured off around one of those mile square cornfields with farms (ended up doing ...

... express the many things we all have to be thankful for. On Friday, we took a drive about 20 minutes north to WaldenWoods Resort, an RV Resort, Banquet and Conference Center that we've parked our RV at every year when we're there, and where we had an appointment for an interview with the Manager, as we're hoping to get work-camping jobs there next summer. The interview went well, and we're pretty sure we'll hear the good word from the ...

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.

... history major in undergrad. It is fair to say I have wanted to go on this trip for about 5 years. Thankfully, a few days ago, Molly and I received our visas. I was worried for a bit there that the entire trip was going to have to be put on hold. But I am grateful that the Chinese consulate approved us. I know that the restrictions on visas are more severe as of recently because of the Olympics, and ...

Sorry for the long delay in completing our blog! Bob has graciously agreed to supply a synopsis of our last days in Europe. Without further ado... Sunday, May 13th. This is Bob, again. Nick is taking a vacation within a vacation today, so I'll blather on about my travels. The aparthotel is nice because I was able to get up at 7, make breakfast, watch the British version of the History Channel, without worrying whether the ...

(Ann Arbor, Saturday, May 5, 2007)-Ann Arbor is a whole different place from the one I lived in back in the late '60s and early '70s when it was proudly known as the Dope Capitol of the Midwest. Now America's second-wealthiest community, right after Orange County, Ann Arbor is totally controlled by the massive research and training corporation known as the University of Michigan, and it's like a showcase for the world of the squares in all their corny glory ...

... a face lift and several years later when I went back the zoo was completely changed and these old buildings had been done away with. It's too bad they couldn't keep the earlier era look but had updated them to be more in keeping with the concerns for the animals.
After spending several hours at the zoo I was ready for a stop at Mister Donut. Acouple of ...