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| Jim and Mary H. |
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| Deb and Sandy (dog) |
After weeks of staying at Deb and Teri's, with our great lake view, it was time to pack up and say goodbye to family and friends.
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| Sorby, Wahowske, Wolfgram, Potochick family |
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| Mike, Katie, Ian |
We drove north of Brainerd, MN for a family camping weekend. Danette's mother, brother, sister, and their families all came. Enjoyed our time together swimming, biking, and relaxing.
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| Susan (sister of Danette) and Chelsea, Kayla, Nicole (nieces) |
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| headwaters of Mississippi |
We hooked up the Casita and headed north to the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi in Itasca State Park. Our big accomplishment was stepping across the origin of the river and paying a visit to Paul Bunyan and the blue ox.
Our international part of the summer began when we crossed the Canadian border to Hecla Provincial Park, west shore of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. Greg and Corinne, our boating friends, live within the park. It was a great stay and they were perfect hosts. We biked, met their family, and saw the sights. We drove to Winnipeg for the weekend, saw more of their family, and went to four plays as part of the Fringe Festival. We were impressed with Winnipeg as the city has done a great job of preserving the architecture. It is a clean and vibrant city.
After Winnipeg we started our trek south and made a quick stop at Larry and Susan's on Lake Delavan, WI. We headed east toward Cleveland, OH and stopped to see Renee, our friend that we spent a lot of time with when we lived CA. From that point on, it was "the horse going back to the barn" when we drove non stop to Palm Coast.
Within a couple days of our return, we saw our grand kids who were visiting from Tampa and CA. We packed up PEACE and headed to St. Augustine with Chloe, Hans, and Sofia. We stayed on a mooring ball which they enjoyed. They played hide and seek on PEACE, played games, and read. We went to the Pirate Museum, Sofia bought two turtles, and they fed the fish from Santa Maria restaurant. We were also fortunate to spend time with Jim's kids, spouses and Lynnette and her children.
Our international part of the summer began when we crossed the Canadian border to Hecla Provincial Park, west shore of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. Greg and Corinne, our boating friends, live within the park. It was a great stay and they were perfect hosts. We biked, met their family, and saw the sights. We drove to Winnipeg for the weekend, saw more of their family, and went to four plays as part of the Fringe Festival. We were impressed with Winnipeg as the city has done a great job of preserving the architecture. It is a clean and vibrant city.
After Winnipeg we started our trek south and made a quick stop at Larry and Susan's on Lake Delavan, WI. We headed east toward Cleveland, OH and stopped to see Renee, our friend that we spent a lot of time with when we lived CA. From that point on, it was "the horse going back to the barn" when we drove non stop to Palm Coast..jpg)
Within a couple days of our return, we saw our grand kids who were visiting from Tampa and CA. We packed up PEACE and headed to St. Augustine with Chloe, Hans, and Sofia. We stayed on a mooring ball which they enjoyed. They played hide and seek on PEACE, played games, and read. We went to the Pirate Museum, Sofia bought two turtles, and they fed the fish from Santa Maria restaurant. We were also fortunate to spend time with Jim's kids, spouses and Lynnette and her children.
