Friday, August 15, 2008

Niagara to Lapeer, MI August 13-14




We enjoyed our ride on the Maid of the Mist; the view is most impressive (even if quite wet). We also walked to the brink of the Falls and drove to the Whirlpool overlook. The weather was very fine until a shower at 2:00 in the afternoon turned our muddy campground into a mire. But the tent was dry, and we slept comfortably except for the freight trains that ran through the tent frequently and for the commotion caused by Bill when trying to exit the tent for one of his several nightly trips.

On Thursday we think we found the Dryden homestead south of Combridge, Ontario where Judy's great-grandmother was born. A very pleasant day was made less so by a two hour wait at customs in Port Huron. Having our passports made our stop at the booth a twenty second one. Our Lapeer campground turned out to be by a lovely lake (and another busy freight line plus trucks on Interstate 69!), but we slept well. Sadly their WiFi was off due to cable construction work.

2 comments:

Sarah said...

Hi Manga and Grandpa! Jack and the rest of the Truckenmiller family left today. Jack and I had fun while he was here.
I hope you guys are doing well. It has been a nice day here at the Keller house. Logan and his family came over for dinner today. Me and Logan had lots of fun.
Mom went into school. School is getting so close!

Have fun!! :)
Love, Libby, Sarah, Andy and Theo

Anonymous said...

Hi Grandpa & Grandma,
We went to Popham Beach today. The tide was coming in and the waves were fun! We also went to the Maine Maritime Museum, L.L. Bean and we ate at Fatboy Diner. Hope you are having a good trip!

Love,

Jack