Sunday, September 29, 2019

Making Our Way to Indiana

Bob and I said goodbye to Connie and Larry for a day. We were headed to Sparta, Michigan, to visit a friend of mine. Connie and Larry went to Muskegon to tour a submarine.

Bob and I used our Harvest Host membership to stay at Apple Country Soapworks in Sparta.The soapworks is located in a house that used to be a stagecoach stop. We had a view of the house on one side of Sol.
On the other we had a view of an apple orchard. The trees are not the apple trees we are used to seeing. These trees have been grafted to another tree base and grow on supports. These trees are 3 years old and bearing fruit. They were just planted last year. Two advantages to these are that new trees bear fruit in 3 years and there is no need for a ladder to pick the apples.
After getting set up we talked with Jayne, the owner of the soapworks. Then it was on to Downtown Trini's to meet the parent of two of my former students. The family moved to Michigan just after Bob and I retired. I enjoyed catching up with Renee and was glad to hear that she and the girls are doing well.
After lunch, it was back to Sol to plan our route for the next day.

I did take a walk around the property and saw these two in a coop not far from Sol. At one time, there was also a herd of goats. But now, there are  just two hens and a dog named Otter.
The next day we didn't travel far. We made it to Gun Lake Casino to meet Connie and Larry. They left for the day to visit Holland, Michigan, while Bob and I stayed at Sol to catch up on chores.

After a noisy night---there was a train track near the casino, we all got on the road. Destination: Elkhart, Indiana.

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