Our campground along the shores of Lake Charlevoix just happened to be in a campsite surrounded by 4 families group camping. They were amazed that we just camped there with no reservation, they had reserved the sites 6 months earlier. They were all most cordial, offered us chairs and orange juice and lemonade, made us feel like part of the group, then sent us off in the morning. Our ride today was through rural areas and farm land. Michigan was a heavily exploited area when first settled. Large areas near water were clear cut and the lumber floated downstream. Although we saw Paul Bunyan back in Minnesota, Michigan really claims Paul as their own, starting with anecdotes of the exploits of a couple of historical lumberjacks. The French and English both had influences in this area with the fur trade. Now it is definitely a prime tourist area. Last night in Boyne City we asked someone where to have dinner. They said the best place in town was the Red Mesa. We ate there and it was very good. Tonight we stopped at a Motel 6 and asked where was a good place to eat. The motel clerk said the Red Mesa. It turns out that there are 2 Red Mesas and we just happened to be next door to the second one. It was good last night, so we did it again tonight. The waiter said Randy was the first person he had ever seen finish the Vegetarian combo plate! We do tend to eat at times. You were probably wondering about laundry. What do those guys do about laundry? Well we have either shampoo or Wilderness Wash and we wash 1 or 2 things most nights, the next day we dry them by strapping them on top of our bags in the trailer. There, now you know.
Greg