Heading to the UP, yah der hey! (aka, "We Forgot Everything" Trip)

Finny howling with approval of our campsite in Escanaba

Sammies are back on the road! This time we're heading north to Michigan.  The title of this post has multiple meanings.  On the one hand, we are both so dog-tired from hauling, moving, packing, and driving back and forth to Home Depot to get our house ready to sell, this vacation is an opportunity to forget about all of our moving worries and just relax. 

On the other hand, due to our absolute exhaustion both physical and mental, we forgot some important things, like a blanket for the bed, cups for coffee, utensils, refills on meds for both humans and dogs.  Ah, well.  Thankfully Wal-Mart has a crazy number of stores on our route.

First stop was Green Bay to see Keith and Carolyn, my in-laws.  We were welcomed by their dog Keagan, and as usual everyone played nicely together.  

Next stop, Escananba, MI.  Much cooler temps up here which is a welcome change for us and our arctic beasts.  Our plan was to get up early-for sure we're getting up this time- and be on the road by 9:00a.m.  But in Bridget and Stafford style, we slept the sleep of the dead and awoke at 9:23 a.m.  Well, it is vacation after all.

Staff's face sums up our mental state when we left our driveway.

Curious Yuki and Cloudy peering out the door at Momma and her crazy camera.

The pine trees up here remind me of those in the Pacific northwest and the coast of Japan.  What's up with that scrunched up bunch of needles randomly growing in the middle of the tree?  I keep meaning to become a professional naturalist, but in the meantime I will just have to wonder about such things.