And 5,946 Miles Later ...

Yes!! We vagabonds arrived back home late on August 28 after 3 months away. (Anyone notice?) I wish we could have stayed longer but they kick us out of UMD in mid August. We had plenty of good adventures with no breakdowns, surprise hospital visits, or ugly clashes and only one memorable 100-year flood. It's good to be back. There's no place like home; We're lucky to have two of them.

We met the nicest people along the way in EvergreenClub.com. Here are some pictures. We took longer-than-usual routes going and especially returning (trying to stretch our time in cool places). Getting settled-in gets harder as our history gets longer.

The Long Trek Home

Reluctantly, we left Duluth Wednesday noon wishing we could stay another month. We're taking a slower and longer route and smelling the roses. We've made some new friends along the way in Wisconsin and Michigan. The Schlichtings and the Singels.

          Yesterday we had the final big event before our departure next week.
           And our weekly morning hike.

               Pam, our aerobics instructor

                             Mary and Evert House

Collage

Yesterday we went with a group of 54 to the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids.

                     Won't you join us?

Wednesday we viewed the full moon from the rose garden. Thursday we hiked in Hartley Park and toured a netmaking company. Friday we had breakfast at Swamp Sisters.