Day 12

Date: Friday July 17, 2015

Location at the beginning of the day: a rest area outside Superior Wisconsin

Distance to drive: 140 miles

Hours to drive: 2.5

Destination:  Gogebic State Park in Michigan

Planned activities: grocery shopping and checking out the campground

We had a short distance to travel today, so we took our time in the morning and when we went shopping.  Our campsite is right on the lake and the girls are very excited about the mallards and their ducklings that keep swimming past.  This is the first time that we have really settled into a campsite.  We pulled out the awning and put the artificial grass down on the one side of the trailer.  Within minutes the girls were asking for their bin of toys and they staked out a shady spot on the turf.  I offered to set up a blanket for them, but they were happy where they were.  I sat down in my chair and let out a deep sigh.  Some people dream of living in a big house when they grow up, but when I was younger, I would dream of getting to go camping all summer because that is what I did in my childhood.  I never thought it would come to fruition because most people don’t get the summer off and even fewer want to spend their entire summer camping.  Magically somehow, here I am and I couldn’t be happier.  The campground is far from perfect and we will probably not return, but none of that matters.