We had the opportunity to go to the South Bend Indiana region and give Suzi the opportunity to visit with some of her relatives.
our journey took us thru Chicago. We took the turnpike, and we were so freaked out by all the traffic that Suzi distracted herself with trying to get a shot of the airplanes that looked like they were going to land on us.
Along the way there was an exit called an oasis that was only a rest area, gas station, food, and a bank.
Suzi did not want to get back onto the road, and wanted her relatives to come visit us there. She figured there was the opportunity for employment, and we had our camper on our back, so no need to go on... but we did anyway.
Got to go under the Chicago White Sox walkway bridge.
We did a lot of visiting spending several days in the South Bend region before heading out. We agreed that we were not looking forward to the Chicago drive so after looking at our options, we decided on going thru the upper peninsula of Michigan, or the U.P.
We stayed at the campground next to the Mackinac Bridge. The campground was a pain to check in to, no rangers, just over the phone with someone who did not know anything about the park, but we asked for a site as close to the water as possible, and got our way. This was the view on the other side of a couple of trees from our site.
We woke up watched sunrise, then headed out on our journey back to Montana.
