A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Hurrying toward Florence
Up early, we checked the weather and decided to preempt our exploration and head for home. Hurricane Florence was predicted to be heading toward Durham. Goodbye site 127. $33 per night for electric and showers was reasonable for this interesting location. I would be remiss if I didn’t call out Dale and Laurie, the campground…
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Submarine and Lumber Barons
The day started with a trip to the USS Silversides Submarine museum. Although the submarine museum was only a few hundred yards from our campsite, it was nine miles by land as there is no bridge across the canal. There is an opportunity here for some entrepreneurial boat owner. This is a map of our…
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Ludington Light and Muskegon Sunset
Hooked up the trailer and pulled the sailing kayak out of Lake Manuka to start the trip home. Of course, we didn’t jump on a freeway, but wandered south along the shore of Lake Michigan. Manistee was our first stop where we could see the cast iron thirty-nine foot tall North Pierhead lighthouse built in…
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More Mushrooms and a View of the Bay
The day started cool and calm. Up before Beth, I walked over to the beach and found a parade of boats headed south on a very flat Lake Michigan. It was quite a contrast from the waves over the weekend. The beach was quiet but there was some evidence of prior winds like this uprooted…
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Fisherman, Mushrooms, and a Castle
Juxtaposed between nature and industry, Fisherman’s Island State Park, just outside of Charlevoix, MI was our base for two nights. A swan glides behind a sandbar protecting it from the waves and freighters on Lake Michigan. At $15/night, a campsite with a view of the lake was a bargain. We’re loving the solar panels and…
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Up the Leelanau
Sunrise at Sleeping Bear Dunes revealed a cloudy sky after a quiet night in the campground. Our plan for the day was to follow the shoreline and see what we could between here and Charlevoix. The first stop was Leland where the river of the same name was rushing through the historic Fishtown district. An…