Lake Leelanau Fishing Trip 2012

     It is September 18, 2012 and we are in Lake Leelanau RV Park up near Sutton Bay MI. We arrive here about 1:30 pm yesterday to meet up with Chuck & Vickie. They have been here a week already enjoying a few days alone. I think Vickie has caught 3 Walleye to only one of Chucks. When we arrive it started to rain and has been doing that off and on. I hope it won't rain all the time we are up so we can get some fishing in. We did go to get a Pizza yesterday in Sutton Bay. It has been raining here of & on all day. No fishing today so we went to the Casino and then to Sutton Bay for some shopping. After we got back from Sutton Bay we play cards until it was time to go to bed. Not much to do when it rains all day.
     September 19th (Wednesday) and it rain all night long but the sun is out now but only 43 degrees here. I think we will be able to go fishing today. Maybe in a couple of hours after it warms up. Well we did go out this morning and Lois caught a couple fish (Perch, and a Sun Fish). I think we was out for about an hour before the weather turn and got real windy and cold. After we got back in we decided go back to the Casino and try our luck again but it was not any better than the last time there. Chuck & Vickie fix supper and then we played cards.
     September 20th (Thursday) and the lakes looks calm for right now but the clouds are coming in again. Not sure if we are going to try it again or not. Well we went to Traverse City so the ladies good do a little shopping and then back to camp. Lois is fixing ribs for dinner tonight and is having Chuck & Vickie over. While she was working on that I decided to try going fishing for a hour. After getting out on the lake the winds decided to start blowing again and I came back in. After supper we played cards for a while.
     September 21st (Friday) Its about 7 a.m. and its not looking good for today either. I guess we wait and see what happens. We decided to try fishing this morning and was not out an hour before it just started raining and before we could get off the lake. Well we got wet this time. We did not do much rest of the day but stay around the camp. Chuck fix supper for us all and we played cards also. About 4:30 p.m. we went back out to fish again and stay out for about three (3) hours. Vickie caught a nice big perch about 14" but when she got to the dock she went to show us the perch and she drop it and back into the lake it went. She will not forget this for a long time and we won't let her.
     September 22 (Saturday) Just looking out the window and all I see is dark clouds. It has rain all night long and some times it sounded like hail. Its only 45 degrees right now and the high is only going to be 58 degrees today. Don't look like we are going fishing today. We did not go fishing at all today so we decided to go back to the Casino. Lois found a way to win so we pretty much broke even this week at the Casino. Later we went with Chuck & Vickie to a Soup & Salad pot luck up to the club house. After that we played cards till it was time to call it a day.
     September 23 (Sunday) its only 43 degrees this morning and we will not be going fishing today. Instead we will start breaking camp to get ready to leave in the morning. So this is it for this trip.

Little River Casino

Well its Saturday Morning a day before we head out to Manistee MI to the Little River Casino. Steve & Susie will be traveling with us up there. They have been here since Wednesday staying over at the Camp Ground about a mile from us. We have gone out to eat a couple of times and we ate here at our place last night. Steve brought steaks and we put them on the grill. We have had a great time with them and Steve & I did manage to get nine holes of golf in the other day. Today Lois and Susie are going to the grocery store to get a few things and Steve & I will have some quite time. We will be leaving about 9 a.m. heading north for a week.

Pot Luck on Sunday

Its Sunday morning about 6 a.m. and we have started getting ready for our trip north to Manistee MI. We arrive at Little River about 1:30 p.m. with Steve & Susie. We got set up and did a little visiting we some friends we had not see in a while and the about 5 p.m. we had a pot luck with Greg & Judy supplying the Hot Dogs & Brats. I been told its all about food when we get this age.
Monday we went to breakfast and then did gambling for a while. Lois won some and I also did to. Later that this day we all met up at the gazebo for happy hour.

On Tuesday we all went to a steak supper at the casino and then went to Scottville MI for a concert  to see the clown band.

Sunset of Lake Michigan

Lap Dance for Ron from Clown Band

On Wednesday everyone did what ever they wanted to do and did not do much of anything. Later on we all met up to the gazebo and left for the beach to see the sun set. After that we stop at a DQ for some ice cream.
On Thursday we all met at the Casino for a brunch before we met at the gazebo for games and snacks. We all said our goodbye's before we left for home and some left to go up north and the U.P. Only one of us is still at the casino and that is Steve & Susie. Steve has some truck problems to fix before he can move on to meet up with the rest.

M&M Little River Casino 2012

Quality Camp Ground 2012

Truck, Fifth Wheel & Pontoon 

Carol,Ryan,Hunter,Don,Ron & Lois

Don & Carol Sons Vince & Ryan

Don, Hunter, Carol

Don,Carol,Hunter,Kimberly & Lois

Its about 7 am and we are getting ready to go to Quality Camp Ground for the week. I'm taking our Pontoon with so we can watch the fire works from the water. Don & Carol will meet us at the camp ground around noon. Well we made it to Quality Camp Ground with the Pontoon. This was the first time I ever pulled doubles. Come to find out that I did not have any lights on one side of the trailer, I had blown a fuse on the 5th wheel. Don & Carol also got here in find shape and we set up camp for a week. Don & Carol son and grand son show up about 5 pm for the week end. We all had beef and noodles that Carol had made up. One of the best that I have had in a long time. I will try and get pictures of the camp set up and post them. 

Camp Site

Wednesday we Don & I took the Pontoon back home because it is just to hot to do anything. Don & I stopped for breakfast before we headed back to camp. Today is Thursday and we are taking the wood back to Don house because it is so try and we did not want to start a fire. After that we did some garage sales and then stop at the Casino for about and hour before we headed back to camp. Stay in the 5th wheel for while and then went to Denny's in Marshall MI for supper. 

Its Friday and we pack up and headed for home. Its is suppose to be 104 today. Well home safe and sound and every thing put away till the next time.

Home from Tunica MS

Well we are back home now and I am trying to get some thing done about my back cause I have pain going down my left leg. I think I have pinch a nerve in the back. Well any way we made it back home safe and sound. It was nice going with Don & Carol to Tunica MS for a couple of weeks.

Tunica Mississippi

Well we have been here in Tunica MS for a couple of day now with Don & Carol. We just drove around to get a idea what is here the first day. Yesterday we hit all nine Casino, had breakfast in one and supper in another as we pass through. Got home around 9:30 p.m..
Friday we did drive over to Herdando MS to a Wal-Mart store so the ladies could get a few things. We drove around and saw a lot of rice patties in the area. Today (Sat) we are planning on going over to Tunica MS and look around there. Not much in Tunica MS to see but did find this along the river.

After flooding of Mississippi River last year

Mobile home on I beams

Mobile Home on I beams and with a deck

We went to Memphis TN the other day to a flea market and just drove around looking at Memphis TN. Drove past Graceland where Elvis lived but did not stop. Our friends Don & Carol went yesterday to Graceland to look around. The price of the tour is expensive, but I guess if you are a Elvis fan it does not matter.
All Lois and I did yesterday was stay around the camp site. It seems that I have injured my back some how. Pains going down my leg and in pain most of the time. Looks like we are going to head home sooner than we planned so I can get this check out.
Here are a couple of pictures of the Casino we went to. It is only two of the nine that are here in the area.

Bally's Casino

The Fritz Casino

Summer 2012 (Memphis TN)

Well Don & Carol & Lois  & I took off yesterday for Mississippi and Memphis TN. We stopped for breakfast before we got started. We drove to Greenwood IN and spent the night in Camping World  parking lot. We should be leaving around 9 a.m. this morning heading for Sikeston MO and the home of the trowing rolls. This is going to be a long day for us, over 300 miles today.
Well we made it to Sikeston MO around 3:30 p.m. and set up camp for the night. After a couple of hours of relaxing we headed for Lamberts home of the the trowing rolls.

Don & Carol heading across the Mississippi  River

Lois & I crossing the Mississippi River

Good Sams Rally Spring 2012

Been the last week at a Good Sam's Rally in Cassopolis MI at the Cass County Fair Grounds. We had a good time there with friends we have not seen in a year and met some new ones. We met Myron & Sherry and also Bob & Irene at a rest area on I 94 on Tuesday. We all travel together to the Rally but we stop along the way to get lunch before we went to the fair grounds. A good time was had by all excepted when we had to leave on Sunday and saying good-byes I don't like to say good by, I think saying until we meet again is better.