Out West Adventure: Part 2--Final entry

Thu. July 4—Sun. July 7: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, AMERICA!! We got an early start on the road, had a bit of fog as we traveled over the bay on the way to Saint Ignace, and then had clear sailing all the way to the cottage. There were 34 all told there for the get-together, although Stephanie and Nick’s family didn’t join us until Saturday, when Linda and Laurel and their families had already left. It was a nice weekend with sunny, hot weather, Ken's exciting fireworks, and lots of good food and good times. But we were eager to return home on Sunday. We left late afternoon and took Thelma back to East Lansing with us. We dropped her off and then dropped off the camper at home and opened up the house before returning to pick Thelma up to go to Coral Gables for dinner. This part of our trip had taken us 7700 miles and to see 11 National Parks. We averaged just over 17 miles per gallon and never had any trouble with the truck or the camper. We were so grateful for the opportunity to have this amazing two-part trip to discover the wonders of the western National Parks and will carry the memories forever. It will be nice to be home for a while until our big trip next winter to camp and do some volunteering in Florida.  Check back then for more of the adventures of The Savage Traveler.

Most of our time was spent lakeside

Analyn enjoys a popsicle

Nick and Uncle Denny driving the boat for tubers

Jordan, Craig and Eli getting a ride

The traditional tractor ride through the propery

An outdoor Talent Show with the next generation