Missing May
Wow, where did May go?
Basically poor photo weather and a really busy schedule for the old dude and dudette.
Our first step as we left Port Huron on the first of May was to stop by the Customs and Border folks on the US side and do an interview. We had applied for Nexus cards to expedite our border crossings and that required a personal interview, new photos, and fingerprints. Once accomplished we then crossed into Canada. They were to send the cards to us later.
The next larger job for the blogger was to finish up "Have Gunns Will Travel 2016" and get it published. This is the tenth annual volume about our worldly travels and it turned out pretty good with the back and front covers you see below. Usually I have this published by February but hassles with their website and our busy life postponed completion to now.
Of course as soon as the Flying Scotsman arrives at site C13 in the Barrie KOA it takes a bit of work to drag all the stuff out of the basement and set up the patio for the summer. This year a new grill and a Margaritaville bistro table set. The bikes stayed home in storage this year ... too heavy bulky and we found they weren't getting the use to justify them. We also gave back the round grey park table so that freed up a bunch of space on the patio.
While doing that we managed to give Jo's brother Rick a birthday party for his 66th and have been working with Dad Martin on amended tax returns and long term care policy payouts and having lunch with him and making sure his stay at the Waterford is comfortable.
We also went over to Wasaga Beach to check out potential cabins on the beach for the kids when they come up to see us in August.
About the middle of May we received the Nexus cards. Toward the end of the month we headed back to Port Huron for the monthly allergy shot which will continue this summer. With the Nexus cards we avoided the masses of cars waiting to cross the bridge to the US and were the only car to whiz through in that special lane .... well worth the process! Same thing on the return.
We did get the shot in Mt Clemens and stayed overnight at the Doubletree hotel in Port Huron where we had stayed several times before. As usual the dinner at Freighter's restaurant and views of the St Clair river from both our balcony and the restaurant were super.
The above metal lawn bee with light-up eyes followed us home from Port Huron. The blue sky in this picture was unusual as today it is still 55 degrees and raining well into June. Still using the furnace in the mornings but the long term forecast looks for a warming trend .... hope so!
