From Petosky, MI, we headed south to Pontiac Lake State Park Campground in Pontiac, MI. The trip was 235 miles. It was a nice campground but, unfortunately, the mosquitos were now out in earnest and hungry. I tried to stay covered as much as possible while setting up camp but whenever I exposed skin they found it.
This park was close to our friends Loren and Sharon who were going to Canada for the Fantasy Tour with us but, sadly, had to cancel. We visited them at their nice home on Sylvan Lake about 15 miles from our campsite (almost like we planned it). We love their cottage on the lake and completely understand why they return to Michigan every summer.
They were disappointed they were not visiting the Canadian Maritime Provinces with us but were happy to show us around for a few days before we headed into Canada.
One day they took us to Frankenmuth, MI, a nicely developed tourist destination. We enjoyed a wonderful all-you-could-eat fried chicken feast at the Bavarian Inn. It was served "family style" with so much variety - fried chicken, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, cranberries, beans, and more followed by ice cream for dessert.
After dining we crossed the Holz-Brucke covered bridge and walked some of our meal off at the Frankenmuth River Place Shops. It was a beautiful afternoon to just sit in the sunshine and people-watch.
As we were leaving, we stopped at Bronner's Christmas Wonderland. We arrived an hour before they closed or we might have spent much longer browsing the acres of Christmas decorations.
Another day they took us to the quaint small town of Holly, MI, for lunch at the Holly Cafe.
Once again, after eating more than we should have we walked the downtown area exploring several shops. Traveling with limited space limits the temptation to load up on artsy knick-knacks. Joani was tempted but refrained.
Another day, I had cracked my head pretty good on our slide out and was concussed (according to Joani's Google research) but I fought the urge to sleep and pushed through the nausea. After a delicious bacon cheddar burger perfectly cooked at The Grill, I was on the way to recovery.
We were pleased to spend time with our friends and sad they could not travel with us to Canada. We waved our sad goodbye's until we see them again in Arizona next Fall.
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