Home sweet Lapeer!

Indiana

The trip home from Saint Clair, Missouri was uneventful. Joan failed to spy even one camel today so that was good. We started the day at 54 degrees and it just got better and better after that.

As I mentioned yesterday we were very pleased with “Budget Lodging” and will plan to stop there in both directions again next year.

Because Joan has a bladder the size of a nickel we are able to pass everything on the road except a rest area. There was at least one RV unit that I passed and re-passed three times today because of our frequent pee stops.

On the way home we listened to 15 of the 18 discs of the Jeff Shaara book "Chain of Thunder" a historical novel about the siege of Vicksburg during the Civil War. It was very good and we plan on sitting in the driveway to finish the audio book during the next week. Just kididng, we'll finish the book on our various upcoming trips. Our thanks to my sister Pam for the book. It helps make the time go much faster.

Even with all the stops we were able to make the 600-mile plus trip in just nine hours. Once at home we found the house in good order and this year I didn’t arrive home to a pile of dirt and rocks in the front yard, the results of a broken well pipe last year.

Back home in Michigan at 2:09 p.m.

We celebrated with an EG’s Pizza and Joan has promised to go shopping soon so we can get into our normal routine. The fine weather at home – temperature was 68 degrees in Lapeer when we arrived home – made the return that much easier.

So as we close this chapter of our winter adventures we sincerely thank you for your interest in our travels and now close this down until the next great adventure.

Mileage out: 18608

Time out: 7:14 a.m.

Mileage in: 19227

Time in: 5:15 p.m.