My Day in Port Huron, Michigan

 

My friend Jim and I have know each other since high school.  He and his wife Sandi live in Port Huron.  Sandi calls it "Port o' Pee" because some people call in Port "Urine"....sheesh.  Some people!  Sounds funny though.  Their 15 year old daughter Grace agreed to be my tour guide today...thank you Grace!  We got on the local bus around 11:00 to go sightseeing.  The buses are so nice and air conditioned.  All you have to do is stand outside in front of their house and wave it down!  75 cents gets you downtown and it was only 60 cents for Grace.  We stopped at the Raven restaurant for lunch and I saw this...

 

 

 

Great coffee here.

 Great Lakes Maritime Center

Jim and Sandi's daughter Grace at the Farmer's Market...Bison sold here!

 

This is a drawbridge that is stuck in an upright position.  I call it the "Stuck up Bridge" Ha Ha

                                          Grace and I as we are just about to embark on our
                                          boat tour of Lake Huron on the Huron Lady II

A few nice little summer homes on the lake

My favorite

A Navy vessel

A metal fish sculpture done by the Fine Arts Department at the local community college

This is the Blue Water Bridge leading right into Canada

 

U.S. on one side, Canada on the other.  I will cross this bridge tomorrow.

My new sailboat

 

 

 

The nice sandy beach

Grace and I stopped in and surprised Jim at work.  He is a Master Chef and has been for years.

Jim and his friend and workmate, Derek

Sandi and Jim making good use of the cherries I bought at the Farmer's Market

Adorable

                               

                                       I asked Jim to get on top of the RV and cut away some

                                       of the tree branches to clear a better path for me to exit.

                                       Careful up there Jim!  I asked him about an unfamiliar

                                       vent on the top of the RV and he called it the "Stink Vent."

                                       It happens to be an escape for any noxious fumes that may

                                       develop in the RV poop tank....not that I would produce anything

                                       like that!  I am a lady!  :-/  Sure, Laurie....sure.

                                       I happened to be on the ladder at the time and almost fell

                                       off because I was laughing so hard.  Stink vent....it just sounds so funny.

                              This spot for the RV on the side of the house was perfect and shady!

 

We had some awesome chicken for dinner from "Chicken in the Rough" and wow was it good.

 

Great time at the Turpin Family Home!

 

 

Next.......Canada for a week or so.  I will try to blog if I can borrow a computer - I may be off the grid until next week sometime. Please watch for the next blog around July 30th.

 

Love,

 

Laurie