One of our first stops up in the Copper Harbor area was the Delaware Mine There are a few different mines you can tour in the area but I...

Bridge on the way to Copper Harbor This was our northern most stop, the campground was 10 miles south of Copper Harbor in Lac La Belle. ...

Sunset on Superior So our next stop (not counting getting the ac units) was Marquette. Which is a good size town, I wasn't expecting it...

Maddie's newest shakedown....new A/C units That is my new name for the bus, "Maddie the Mobster." Maddie is what we have been calling...

Today we went to kitch-iti-kipi which means "big cold water" and was originally named "Mirror of Heaven" by the Native Americans (Ojibwe)...

Sunset over the lighthouse Our second stop in the UP was Manistique. It's a small town right on the lake with a fantastic campground. ...

Our second Harvest Host stop of the trip was to K.I. Sawyer Air Base. It is located about 20 miles from Marquette, and serves as the...

Floppy loves to Sleep So a little background on my Floppy. Someone many many years ago (11?!) dumped him off in the subdivision we were...

Mackinac Bridge We finally hit the road with some amazing views this morning crossing the bridge, it is an amazing feat of engineering....

As you can see from this picture my husband is doing his "Happy dance" which means that he was right and I was wrong. You might wonder...

So for those of you who don't know me I have this innate knack for injuring myself or getting sick. I often have weird things and I am...

I have really loved being in Petoskey. Its a nice change from the suburbs of Chicago and plenty of things to do outside and not being...

Sunrise on the way to my last trip. The F Word. That's right Furlough. It's everyone's least favorite word right now and with good...

If someone had told me a year ago I would be living in a bus maybe getting furloughed and in Upper Michigan for my 40th birthday I would...

This was our first experience with Harvest Host and we loved it! I had mentioned Harvest Host in a previous post where...

We are officially on our way! We are departing! While our plans keep changing and adjusting (thanks covid) we are on our way and it...

Now you might be thinking it looks early to be drinking a beer, and you *might* be right, but also note it says "Orange" in the title so...

The local campground where we waited until my training was over Floppy Dog approved. "Standby One" is without a doubt my least favorite...

As you can tell my first outing on my (new to me) bike didn't go well. To start with I didn't have a real bike initially, so we went on...

Some of you may be wondering "how did you end up living in a bus?" And its a good question because if you had told me a year ago I would...