You might have noticed I've been a little absent of late - we've just been busy road tripping and exploring again this time up in the north of Michigan. Thing is, Joe doesn't do anything by half especially when it comes to presents be it birthdays or Christmas. So for my 27th birthday, which was at the end of September he excelled himself in booking us a four night stay in a cabin literally on a lakeside in the middle of nowhere surrounded by the most incredible autumnal colours I've ever seen.
The cabin itself is one of three located on Bear Lake in northern Michigan outside of Rose City - my first sample of small town rural America. A somewhat sleepy town, but one ideal and central for exploring all the forests, parks and lakes the region is bursting with. Our visit however began on day five of the government shut down and has many of the northern scenic attractions - from the Huron National Forest to the Sleeping Bear Dunes are government run visiting them became more of a challenge. "Closed" signs were hasty taped across public toilets and bins were chained shut, yet many visitors were still making their way on the tails even if they couldn't make use of the tourist centers.
Nights were spent in battleship duels, star gazing to cider drinking, making bonfires and yes trying my first ever toasted marshmallows (I had a sheltered childhood I will be honest). When life feels a constant uphill struggle to pay day, to loud neighbors and free-ways at every turn while constantly being pulled into social media and technology our trip away was a very welcome escape from life - no phone signal, no TV, no wifi - even if the way home didn't turn out like planned.
I'm hoping to get out a load of blog posts about just what we got up to with many a picture of just how gorgeous the leaf colour gets in the Mid West in autumn - truly stunning!
I'm hoping to get out a load of blog posts about just what we got up to with many a picture of just how gorgeous the leaf colour gets in the Mid West in autumn - truly stunning!