Treatment for "Hitch Itch" coming up soon!

We are now planning on taking the Montana to the Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan in early July and camping near where our daughter, Richelle, and her family will be vacationing. From there we will be returning to Waldenwoods RV Resort for a couple of weeks near our childrens' families so that we can see our grandchildren in a camping setting. We have the best of lifestyles now, balancing between traveling/RVing, and home at the condo - The best of all worlds!

Ann Arbor Greyhound Meet and Greet

Sunshine got her Greyhound fix today. After watching our grandson Ryan play baseball in Brighton, we went to a Greyhound Meet and Greet in Ann Arbor. These M&Gs are held at pet supply stores in malls so the public can be educated about Greyhound adoption. They are also a greyt place for our Greyhound to socialize with other greys. She loves these. When we were traveling with her, we took her to M&Gs in Texas and Arizona and she would be in a great mood for days after. At about 63 pounds, Sunshine is quite big to us but when she was around some of these big boys today, we marveled at how small she seemed to be. Mary and Mark fostered Sunshine for three months between her being taken from the track and breeding facility and our adopting her. They had not seen each other since early December when we picked her up and brought her home. Today, they arrived after we did. Sunshine froze in her tracks when she saw and smelled Mary and ran to her with her tail wagging. She went back and forth between Mary and Mark all the time we were there. A greyt day was had by all.

Back to Frankenmuth Dog Park

Today we returned to the Frankenmuth Dog Park. As soon as Sunshine saw we were going somewhere, she started getting excited. As we were turning into the park, she saw where she was and really got excited. There was a large bicycle expo in Frankenmuth and there were several large bike races. They would roar down the hill right next to the dog park. Sunshine met some new four legged friends today at the park and exhausted herself in a very short time. She ended up posing more than actually playing but she had a ball. She told us that she wants to return daily but we settled for regularly.

Mid-Michigan Dog Parks

When we took our last journey, we discovered Dog Parks. Sunshine loved them, smelling, running, and being with other dogs in a fenced in area and not being on a leash. Yesterday, we toured two in our home area, one in Flushing and one in Frankenmuth, MI. The park in Flushing was full of mature trees and adjacent to a boarding kennel. The park in Frankenmuth was large, clean and grassy. Sunshine loved the freedom in both parks but seemed to like the more open spaces in Frankenmuth. Frankenmuth is also only a half hour or so away and there is a Greyhound Meet and Greet in town Saturday so we will probably return to the dog park then, too. There is a small stream in the park. The day was very hot and Sunshine walked to and then into the stream and sat right down to cool herself. Between laughs, I was able to get her out of the creek before she completely soaked herself. When we returned to a dog park that we had been at before, while traveling, Sunshine got very excited as we approached because she knew that she was going to be free to roam and socialize for a while. As soon as she meets other dogs at either of these parks, I am sure that she will be just as excited.

Our journey is now over!

Today we brought the last of the "stuff" from the Monty to the condo and put the rig into storage. Sunshine is really confused now. She could not figure out why we parked the 5th wheel and did not let her go in and plop on the couch. She has been wandering around the condo and exploring it and the nearby woods and wondering when she can go back "home" to the Montana. She lived here for the first three weeks of her life with us but that was last winter, there was snow all around and she does not really remember it here. Carol and I are bushed and it will take a few days for all three of us to get settled down after the last 4 1/2 months on the road. This was such a great trip! We took it to recon the Southwest to see if that was where we wished to return next year. Needless to say, we eagerly look forward to returning there, as opposed to Florida. Now we will get to see our children and grandchildren living their lives and hopefully letting us into their lives again.

We made it!!!

We are finally set up in our home park in Davison, MI. Stopped by the condo on the way here and it still stands. When we left Monticello this morning, it was 74 degrees and predictions of thunderstorms, high winds and hail. Got to Fort Wayne and the temp promptly dropped to 54 degrees and it got really foggy. The winds picked up and we made it on home, missing the storms but driving through variable winds and fog. We will take the next couple of days to empty the Monty and take the "stuff" home and then clean it up. Our "condo on wheels" came through this journey like a champ. No problems that couldn't be taken care of! Now, think it is time for a shower, bed and reflecting on this "best of all so far" trip! Every time we return from a journey, we wonder how it can be topped. IT ALWAYS IS, THOUGH!

Think we'll try heading home today

We are going to try to move from Monticello to our home park today between storms. If the going gets too rocky, we will find a campground to lay over at. Warm front moving north and cold front heading south - could be interesting. We do not travel in wind, snow or hail so only time will tell just how far we get.