I thought a bit of meat and cheese would be a nice, light meal. Well crap!

Traverse City, Michigan – Lakefront, downtown and some afternoon weather

Not my favorite, but it will do

Great Lakes whitefish again 😋

Good morning from Traverse City, Michigan 😀

Wow, this trip is as good if not better than I thought it might be. Some observations on the trip so far…

• Nine weeks seems like nothing, though it’s nearly three times as long as any other trip I’ve ever taken
• Every city has its own charm, often unexpected charm 
• There are lots of good, friendly people out there just waiting to be met
• I thought changing hotel rooms every few days, sometimes every day, would start to be a drag, but I’m cool with it. Just a new life routine
• I love anticipating each new day and each new adventure
• There’s a whole lot of great food out there the I knew nothing about, and there will be lots more
• Nothing, nothing is better than traveling

Not a bad place to have a beer…

Smoked whitefish pâté 

The Mackinac Bridge crosses the strait between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas

An iconic food of the upper peninsula of Michigan – the pasty (rhymes with “nasty”). A meat filled hand pie with origins in the Cornwall region of England