Lake Erie

Monday, Aug 29

So here is a picture of our redneck awning.  Do you like all the duct tape?

Hopefully it will last until we get home.  We will have to have the fabric replaced.  We had hoped to be able to sew it back up but we thing the material is too worn out to do that. 

We are now settled into the Harbortown RV park in Monroe, MI.  It is on the shore of Lake Erie and south of Detroit.   After getting setup we decided to take a drive over to the lake.  The RV park is about 1/2 a mile or so from the lake.  As with all the Great Lakes, most of the coastline is privately owned.  That means very few places for the general public.  We did find one old dock where we could access the lake.  There were people fishing, but not catching out there.  Here are a couple of pictures. 

On our way back to the resort we stopped at an outlet center.  I wanted to check out the jewelry at Dress Barn.  I finally found something I wanted for the reunion party.  I also picked up a couple of tops from the clearance racks.  Back here they have separate wardrobes for summer and winter.  In CA we wear summer clothes most of the time so it is great to be able to get some cheap. 

The resort we are at is very nice.  It is a Passport America park that allows 2 nights at half price, so that is how long we are staying.  The regular price is $46 a night.  It is close to I75 but you really don't hear the noise and I haven't seen a lot of bugs.  There is a train track close by and I thought it wasn't a problem but that changed after we went to bed.  It seemed that the trains didn't blow their whistles during the day, but boy do they at night!  You have to close your windows and turn on the air to drown them out.  Other than that it is a nice place.  The weather has been great the last few days so I was disappointed that I couldn't sleep with the windows open.  Here are a couple of pics -

The park has a nice pool, volleyball court, basketball court, playground and other amenities.  Next door is a mini golf, batting cage, and go-cart course.  A great, but expensive, place for kids. 

So that was it for today.  big plans tomorrow.