This has been a month of travel and visitors...and it's been both exciting and exhausting!
Took a road trip to Michigan in June. Added two states to my list of "States I've Been To"...went to a wedding and a family reunion...met, literally, dozens of Ed's relatives...visited my son in West Virginia... It was a busy seven days!
We made the drive up in two days...stopping the first night just over the border into Ohio, in Athens, home to Ohio University. As we first entered Ohio we decided it was time for a pit stop, so Ed pulled into a rest area. Imagine my surprise when I entered the ladies' and found ...two open latrines! Welcome to Ohio???
It was about 6 when we reached Athens. The local Holiday Inn Express was booked up. Fortunately the only other hotel in town had a non-smoking room available The cycling group in town that filled the rooms also created long waits at the usual chain restaurants. We ended up eating less than mediocre Mexican food. After a good night's sleep, we got back on the road.
Reached Ann Arbor in time to have lunch with Ed's son, Tim. And what a lunch! The Jeruselem Garden in Ann Arbor is fantastic and the hummus...well I'm craving it just writing about it! Another couple of hours to Battle Creek to visit with Ed's sister, Fran and meet up with brother Mike, just in from Florida. Then on to Kalamazoo, his sister Mary Ann and a real Michigan welcome!
