Ionia, Michigan

We did find our way to a Tim Horton's for coffee and snacks.  Very popular in Canada and some parts of the US.

 

 Trucks come in all shapes and sizes in Canada.  At a rest stop we saw this one.  Notice 5 axles on the trailer.  We have seen some with 8 axles - can't imagine what they must be hauling!

Finally, we arrive at the US border.  Many, many lines, and, at first, we couldn't find the right line for us (RV's).

 
But we did.  The wait was about 30 minutes - not too bad.  At the checkpoint we gave him our passports and drivers licenses.  A few simple questions and we  were on our way.

 We spent the night at a campground just across the border and the next day drove to Ionia, MI.   We found this campground because we wanted to visit my cousin, Karen, and her husband, Bob in Belding.  We also wanted to visit our friend, Jan Gray, who lives in Charlotte.   And the campground is in between both.

Nice campground with a small lake.

We got here on a Friday and on Saturday we did some shopping and got the clothes washed.

On Sunday we drove to Belding and visited with Karen and Bob.  Had a great time - talked about the Appeldorn reunion that Judy and I went to in IA back in June.  Karen's mother was an Appeldorn and was my Mom's sister).

They took us to a restaurant in Greenville for dinner.  Great place and great food.

On Monday we drove over to Charlotte and visited with Jan.  Her daughter and family live in McKinney (TX) so we get to see her occasionally, but it had been awhile.

She has a beautiful house and property.

 On Tuesday we left Ionia and drove down to Howe, IN which is about 100 miles south.