Author: Hin
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August 15-17, 2021 Waiting in Buffalo
We normally go to Six Flags for two days as that is how long we can stand park food. A couple of days of hamburgers, chicken fingers and other assorted junk food is OK but more than that is too much. I took Olivia to the park and waterpark while Holly got some rest in…
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August 13-14, 2021 Off to Buffalo!
We got up early and made our 9:30 AM appointment at the Discount Tire for our tire rotation. OK, so maybe 9:30 AM is not that early but we love to sleep in and it is not unusual for us to get up after 9:00 AM and by the time we get our teeth brushed…
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August 11-12, 2021 Pirate Attack!
The morning dawned warm and humid and it was a good thing we had external electricity because we were able to turn on the AC and have a lazy morning doing homeschooling, not leaving until well after lunch. It was off and on storming still and I took the opportunity during one of the breaks…
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August 8-10, 2021 No, Don’t send me to Detroit!
We had a hectic few days, with the Coast Guard Festival, museums and other attractions so we stopped at Lansing and took a couple of days off, hanging out at Barnes and Noble, the Lansing Mall and Starbucks. We did homeschooling and I had the chance to go see Suicide Squad 2 while Holly and…
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August 6-7 , 2021 Holland in Michigan
Got back on the road again and just a few miles down the road we passed by a sign for a blueberry farm and of course we had to stop. They allowed people to go pick their own blueberries so we all got small pails and picked some blueberries. It was a lot of fun…
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August 4-5, 2021 Submarines AND Sand Dunes?
We had spent more time than planned in Grand Haven and it was time to move on so we drove up to Muskegon, MI where we visited the USS Silverside museum. The USS Silverside is a WWII Gato class submarine. We were able to go the submarine and explore the torpedo rooms, bunk rooms, control…
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Aug 1-3, 2021 Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival
We arrived in Grand Haven to find that they were in the middle of their weeklong Coast Guard Festival. It is a big festival and that day they had a car show along their main street. There were dozens of classic and newer cars along with a decent crowd wandering around looking at the cars. …
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July 30-31, 2021 Grand Rapids
We were planning on moving along today but I got a call in the morning from the manager of the local Coachmen factory. He wanted to see me and since we were still at the Coachmen campground he just came to us. He apologized for the problems on the tour and offered to personally give…
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July 28-29, 2021 Coachmen Factory Tour
Our tour of the Coachmen factory was not until 3:00 pm so we just spent the day in Rover catching up on our homeschooling. Our guide for the Coachmen tour was a 20 year old summer intern who had been working at Coachmen for two months. He knew practically nothing about Coachmen and even less…
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July 27, 2021 Thor RV Factory Tour
Elkhart, Indiana is the RV capital of the world and over 70% of all recreational vehicles and motorhomes built in the United States are made there. As full time RVer’s we had visit so we drove from New Buffalo to Elkhart. Our first stop was the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum. $30 got us…