August 16, 2011 – September 3, 2011 - We drove back to Mackinaw City and Mackinaw Bridge to take more pictures because our camera didn’t work and we had no new pictures of the bridge. The next day we drove to Traverse City and enjoyed the fabulous view of the Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan that we have always enjoyed and checked out our other favorite sights. Kelly and Jon came for the weekend and we enjoyed playing Put Put Golf and eating at the famous Silver Dollar Bar.
We left the cottage at Higgins Lake, MI on August 25th. We stopped to visit with my sister Judy and her husband Al and then went to Allen & Karen’s for the night. As always we had a great time and left Friday morning for Helena, Ohio to pick up our trailer. We had the outside refinished and polished and it looks like new. They did a fabulous job! We’re now on our way to Heather’s for the weekend. We arrived late in the evening and enjoyed seeing everyone. Heather kept Mollie up so we could hold and hug her too. Heather and I shopped the next day and enjoyed the rest of the weekend catching up. Dave learned to make beer can chicken at Allen’s and he made it for Heather, Matt, Hannah, Holly, Meghan, Mollie, me, and himself. The chicken was so moist and delicious. We left Heather’s on Monday and arrived at Chrissy's late that night.
We enjoyed our visit with Chrissy’s more since she didn’t have to go to work because of hurricane Irene. While we were there, Chrissy and I went for a pedicure and checked over our plans for Disney. What fun it was, and Dave made fish chowder at our request. YUMMY!!!! We decided to take Ollie home with us. We enjoy him so much and so do our neighbors Mary Ellen and Ken. We left Chrissy’s Friday morning and headed for home. We spent the night in Brunswick, GA, the weather is pleasant and we have the windows open and enjoying the evening. We left Brunswick, GA around 8:30 a.m. and arrived home about 2:00p.m. We have had the best 4 months plus a few days of travel. We left April 27, 2011 and arrived back home on September 3, 2011.
To sum everything up! We traveled 19,444 miles, spent $6524.53 in fuel, and purchased 1500.79 gallons of diesel at an average of $4.35 per gallon. We only had to replace one windshield, and two tires only for precautionary measures. It’s hard to express or describe the beautiful scenery we saw, the wildlife viewings, the sighting of the Deadliest Catch boat and countless of bald eagles. We also loved the time we spent with family and friends and the support my family gave me at the Family Reunion. You’re the best!
Thanks for following us through this adventure. We are planning to return to Alaska in 2013!!!!
Love to All, David and Marilyn
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