Yippee . . .  a layover day in Port Huron .  About half of the group opted for a motel stay downtown and the other half is camping at a HUGE campground Over 400 spaces available for everything from tent camping to RV parking with full hookups. There was a $6, all you can eat breakfast, that Corvin and Ally Gator checked out . . .

  . . . but many of us went to the  Country Kitchen. They opened at 7:00am and Mark and I were there at 7:02 am. Soon . . . many of the others filtered in for breakfast. Friendly staff and Ann did a great job taking care of us!!!!

Most will enjoy the beautiful weather today riding round town, doing laundry, bike maintenance, swimming and recuperating. David caught a virus, and after being visiting the emergency room in Bay City, was transported to Port Huron. He is continuing to recover in a motel. Hopefully he will be ready to ride tomorrow!!!

I headed over to my ‘remote office’, McDonalds to work on some business.  As I walked up to the place, there were two semi trucks parked alongside that were loaded with pigs . . .

. . . it reminded me of the truck full of little squealing piglets we saw back in MT. These were full grown though and their howls were frightening. Not happy to be where they were. I wonder if some of these may come full circle back to McDonalds as a McPork Sandwich?????. This cramped transport method seems inhumane, but if we are going to continue to eat meat, it has to get from Point A to Point B.

Our campground is quite the place, Over 400 units holding everything from tents like ours to the largest RV’s. Probably a square city block in size, it is subdivided into street with block of sites that with all services available  . . .  three pools, activity center, batting cages, miniature railroad, air cushioned jumping bags . . . lots for the kids to do. They all seem to be having a great time and the lines at the onsite ice cream parlor are never ending. BUT . . . by 9:00pm last night you could hear a pin drop in the place. Just like puppies . . .  give the kids a workout during the day and they sleep well at night!!!

. . . big RV’s are nothing new and it looks like the new craze for ‘keeping up with the Jone’s’ may be the customized golf car. Of course, one needs to keep it covered so it doesn’t get wet . . .

. . . saw this one at the onsite laundry earlier in the morning and later saw it at it’s site, about 300 feet from the laundry. 

We Americans are a funny group and ALWAYS seem to want to take things to the next level. ‘Camping’ is a good example. Towards the end of the day there was a steady stream of these ‘portable fully-equipped homes’ returning  to there larger ‘permanent fully-equipped homes’.

I keep thinking about the question Corvin asked me early on during the trip, “Do Americans have too much money????” We have a great country, and most of us have a great life . . . but the excesses . . . ????

As Pope Frank says, “Who am I to judge”!!!

Tomorrow it’s into Canada for our band of gypsies, as roll on down the highway!!!!