It is getting cold and time to start heading south. We will do just that Friday. Today and the next thee days we are in Albert Lea Minnesota at the Freedom County Fairgrounds.

We went sightseeing today. We toured the House on the Rock and the Little Bit of Norway. We stopped at a cheese factory.

We had a long day today because of a fifty mile detour. We are in Dodgeville WI at Toms Campground. This is one of the most beautiful views from a campground. We are on top of a hill with great views all around us. We are staying here three nights so that we can do some sightseeing.

We took Route 2 west then Rt 41 south to Oconto Wisconsin. We are staying at a city owned park called Holtwood Campground. We are only staying here one night and will be moving west in the morning.

We went for a ride today and saw the Crisp Point Lighthouse. To get to the lighthouse you have to go for a long ride on a dirt and rough rode. Then we went to the Tahguamenon Falls State Park. We visited both the upper and lower falls. The upper falls is the second largest falls east of the Mississippi River. We had lunch while at the park and for the first time had a pastie. A pastie is like an apple turnover stuffed with meat, potatoes and vegetables then served with gravy on the side. Very good.

We are up in the UP of Michigan for the first time ever. We picked a good time for coming here as the trees are starting to turn. We are in Newberry MI at the Northcountry Campground. It is a neat park because it is built in a circle.

We went through a town or place called parallel that is half way between the equator and the north pole.

We are in Rosommon MI at Higgins Lake Family Campground. It is a nice place but expensive, 27.00 a night. We had planned on staying at the Ogemaw Fairgrounds in West Branch MI but it was closed.

Friends

Last night we called our friends Bill and Marlyn and found out they where just 60 miles from us. Today we drove over to the campground they where at.
We used the GPS and took the shortest route. It proved to be an interesting ride through the country.

Today we drove 170 miles to Belleville Michigan. We are staying at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. There are a lot of dogs around because the fairgrounds is having a dog show today and tomorrow.

We are going to spend a couple of days here to do some sightseeing.

Start

We are at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina Ohio. The first Eastern Gypsy Gathering Rally ended last night. We enjoyed the rally very much and learned a lot. We also met some of the many new friends that we have made since we start full timing in 2002.