If you have traveled at all, you might  know when you are in a certain state again.  In Florida, even if you did not see the sign that says “Welcome to Florida” you know you are there.  Palm trees start to show up.  Orange groves are seen in the distance.  And, of course, there are signs for Walt Disney World.  As we returned to Michigan the end of April, it did not take long to know we were back.  The skies were spring time gray, and the roads threaten to swallow us up in pot holes. Still, we are happy to be back to spend time with  friends and family.

Our summer is starting early.  So early that the local campgrounds were not open when we arrived.  Thankfully, Markin Glen opened on April 29th and we were able to get a site for the season kick-off weekend. It was very wet and cold but there were many die-hard campers in the park.  We spent a lot of time in this campground last summer and loved it.  They have made a few changes this year but the things that are important (clean place, friendly people) are still here.  We plan to be in and out again this summer.  Hopefully, we will meet up with some of you again to share a fire and “stories”.

We can’t believe how fast this first year “on the road” has gone.  May 8th marked our  1 year anniversary .  People keep asking us how we are doing.  How did we make it in such a small space .  Surprising to most, we just smile and say we are doing just fine.  It is hard for some to understand you really can live in under 200 sq. feet with very little posessions and be happy. In fact, we are planning on sorting  and getting rid of a few things that we have carried with us this year.  We just didn’t use it or something else would have worked just as well.  Just think if we did that in all our homes how much extra space we would have. Something to think about.

We will be in Michigan for most of the summer. Our only long trip will be a month traveling the UP.  Then in September, we will head East to enjoy New England in the Fall.

It’s been a great first year.  We are looking forward to year two!

JA