Every Road Leads
SomewhereI've decided to start blogging again. Just some thoughts and ideas I have about what's happening in the Blake house!
Our "road trip" began on June 26 with a stopover in Memphis and a quick trip to Graceland. It was pretty powerful to be in "his" home knowing how he ended! Kinda tragic. Then it was a short drive over to Nashville, where we went to a Grand Ole Opry show, visited Andrew Jackson's farm, walked the honky-tonk street and explored the Country Music Hall of Fame. Nashville was nice.
Then while en route to Michigan, we made a
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unexpected stop at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. That was way cool, but we only got to hike down a small percentage of the whole thing! After getting to Michigan, we stopped for lunch with Uncle Don, Aunt Judy and cousin Jeff....Matt's relatives. It was good to see them and their "new home." 
Next stop was Honor, MI...all the way at the top left hand corner of Michigan, right along the lakeshore. We made a hiking/driving tour
through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore...took a sailing trip in Traverse City and stopped over at Mackinac Island. Eventually, we crossed over to the Upper Peninsula and watched the Soo Locks in action and hiked to Taquehmenon Falls before heading west and south towards Wisconsin. 
Wisconsin was a pretty state and I even got to stop at a dairy farm and get some real cheese and beef sticks. By the time we made it to Chicago, we were whupped! But, that didn't stop us from walking the Magnificent Mile and shopping in downtown Chicago. Matt even treated us to a White Sox game and we got to ride the subway to get there.
Chicago was pretty much the end of our trip, but we made sure we spent a day in Fayetteville and got to visit with Pete & Frankie and their 4 girls and attend church where Matt went while in high school and college. It's nice going back and seeing all those "old friends."
Our trip ended on July 9. Matt had to return to work. It was 3,845 miles of driving. Don't know if we'll ever do another one like that, again! :-)
Sounds like a trip of a lifetime. What a great experience!! I've always wanted to do the Michigan's UP and Chicago. Guess you didn't have to go to the American Girl store like we would. The White Sox, too--so fun!! And you were all speaking to each other at the end?? Totally memorable!
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