Day of Rest

 8-30-2021 - Monday

Today was a visiting day -- and a much needed day of rest.  Joe went with Collins over to a sawmill here in town to get some lumber -- that was the reason Collins had come to this town.  He had gotten some wood here a couple years ago, and wanted to see if it was still available.  The sawmill was no longer giving it away like they had been, but they did give Collins some.  He had brought a battery-operated 7 1/4" skill saw to cut the boards down so they would fit in the back of his pick-up, and mission accomplished.

While they were gone, Marilyn and I got to catch up.  We needed that.  When the guys got back, Joe and Collins started working on the cord that goes from the motor home to the tow vehicle on Collins' RV.  The lights have suddenly stopped working on the tow vehicle, and they were trying to track down the source of the problem, but they had no luck.  Collins will probably head to Camping World in Ishpeming in the morning to see if they can look at it.

Joe noticed yesterday that there is a bear trap right behind this camping area -- must be bears in the area!!!  I've been watching.

Eventually we headed into town for some lunch, and found a great little restaurant.  We got there just before they closed at 2:00, so it was a late lunch.  The restaurant had raffle tickets available to win this beautiful coffee table -- Collins bought some and is fully expecting to win.  

They had a few gift items.  I took a picture of these bookends as a model for the big rock Joe carried to the Jeep Saturday.

When we left the campground, there was a big truck hauling logs going past on the highway.  I didn't get a picture of that one, but we saw another one in town -- Joe said these trucks are called "doubles" with multiple axles. 

When we got back to camp, the guys opted to take naps, so Marilyn and I walked over to the casino to redeem our free money and drink coupons.  When we came back to the RVs, we started our card game.  After the girls won, we went over to the casino and played for a while, while the guys got their free drinks.  Then we came back and played one more game of Hand & Foot.  (The girls won again.)

We quit about 10:00.  It was a good day, fun times to be with our friends again.  The day was beautiful all day, cool, cloudy in the morning but cleared off in the afternoon, about 72 degrees.  We will head our separate ways tomorrow, but it was great fun while it lasted.