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

Three weeks ago I started east on US Highway 2 from downtown Everett, Washington. Today I reached its end in St. Ignace, Michigan 

States I’ve visited so far (Michigan is in work).

Michigan will make ten states visited (38 to go!)

My route so far, as of this evening when I reach Traverse City, Michigan.

 

Nine Weeks into my trip…

Today I’ll drive from Escanaba, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan. The last city I’ll pass through in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, St. Ignace, is the end of US-Highway 2 (the western leg, anyway, there’s an eastern leg that runs from northern New York State to Northern Maine).

I plan on spending two nights in Traverse City.