Rolling Southward

Whew! Yes Wanda it's been a really busy time for the blogger since we got back from the wonderful river cruise in France. We spent the remainder of September saying goodbye to friends and relatives in Barrie; mainly having some really great lunches and dinners as the season came to a close.

 

While the leaves were turning color a bit later this year, there were enough on the yard to make it look like fall had really arrived. Most of the beautiful plants we had this year were in their waning stages and so were dragged up to the forest to regenerate and recycle. One potted plant, sitting under the umbrella, that we bought in Texas before going to Canada was stored in the basement of the bus for the return trip; pretty hardy thing.

Then the process of getting all the stuff that was our patio crammed into the belly of the Flying Scotsman for the journey south. Some things like the deck bench were wrapped up and left behind for the winter and we'll retrieve them next May or so.

And finally when everything else was stowed the last items as always were the flag and our faithful flamingoes.

 

On the 1st of October we headed through Toronto for the last time this year and hit the border at Port Huron. We went through the Nexus line with the RV but as all the lines were really backed up for some reason, our line didn't go much faster; about 45 minutes to finally get through.

Rather than stop at the KOA in Port Huron as we usually do we went to a new park in New Baltimore Michigan on the shore of Lake St. Clair. We picked it because it was near the allergy clinic in Mt. Clemens and to where we would meet our new friends Jim and Carolyn from the cruise.

The RV park was quite nice with the short shoreline on the lake, but the sites were very short and narrow. Even with a 5th wheel outfit you had to unhook and park your tow vehicle elsewhere; not practical for an overnight.

Actually we stayed two nights allowing for shopping, allergy clinic, and lunch with Jim and Carolyn at a really neat pub. Above is a closer look at the lake with a nice fire ring and seating for the guests. There was actually a ladder attached to the lake wall so that you could swim ... the water was probably warm enough but we didn't go dipping.

On the evening of the 2nd we plotted our return route. We needed to make a quicker run than our normal leisurely pace because we had decided to rent an apartment in the Dallas area and needed to get back sooner.