A back road adventure from Indiana to Mears, Michigan

Getaway day from Amish Country in Indiana and we headed “up north” in Michigan for the second half of our trip. One of our friends recommended the Silver Creek Luxury RV Resort and Campground and we booked a week here.

We bid farewell to Diane and Den, our wonderful companions in Bristol, Indiana, who are more friends than relatives, although they qualify as both. We miss them already.

The trip north was a snap and for the first time we spent a great deal of our travel off the Interstates today. We left Bristol, Indiana via Indiana 13 north, which promptly turned into 131 in Michigan. We followed that road all the way to Grand Rapids and then followed I-96 (our first and only section of Interstate today) to 31 and into Mears, Michigan.

Neither Joan, nor I, had ever been here before but like many places in northern Michigan is rich in scenery. We spent about an hour (typical) setting up our trailer after I backed it into our spot. We find that taking our time is the best way to ensure we don’t forget a step along the way. I have the outside chores and Joan takes care of the inside stuff.

The campground is new, spotless and very open. We have decided that this is the best campground we have been in so far. Eby’s Pines in Indiana and the Florida stops not too far behind. We are just a mile or two from Lake Michigan and even closer to Silver Lake.
Everyone here seems to either have a jeep or a dune buggy as the dunes are also just a spitting distance away.

I snapped a few photos of the campground and our site and we headed off to the store to lay in supplies. We weren’t expecting cable television, but they have it here. So far we have spent our time outside on the patio reading and having dinner.

We have already decided we are coming back up here in the not too distant future. The sun is currently on its way down over Lake Michigan and we are planning on a little walk before turning in for the night.

We plan on long periods of chillin’ and readin’ and just relaxin’ while we are here. But there may be (if I have my way) a brief exciting interlude on one of the commercial dune buggy rides here. And as you can see, the wifi works just swell.

About the photos: A picture of the sign (gotta have that); a photo from both the west and east of our campsite; and a photo of Joan after our local pizza dinner (we decided we were both too tired to cook - and that explains the look on Joan's face, she said to tell everyone she is very happy despite her scowl).

Time Out: 10:14 a.m.
Mileage Out: 39979
Time In: 1:39 p.m.
Mileage In: 40150