Waukegan, IL

We arrived here on Saturday, driving from Michigan - we're leaving again on Friday.
The hotel is nice and the staff is great. Rita took some pictures of us on Friday down by Lake Michigan.

Marine City

Except for some rain the weather has been great. There wasn't much spring this year - just seemed like it was winter, winter, snow, winter and then a couple days of spring and now it summery. The grass needs to be cut, the trees and flowers are blooming and its great to go for a walk. Well, it would be nice if someone actually took us out for a walk instead of leaving us in our carry case! Tomorrow Rita's driving to Waukegan, IL.

Fairmont, MN

We forgot to let you know we were in Fairmont, MN from April 3 to 11, 2009. It snowed while we were there! The town has a number of lakes within the city limits with some nice parks and bicycle paths. Try the Mexican restaurant downtown - it was very good.

We also stopped at Blue Earth (isn't that a great name!). The sign into town said the earth was so rich it made the city grow. We got our picture taking with the Jolly Green Giant.

We got to fly on a commuter plane from Minneapolis to Mason City, IA. Mason City has a nice little airport, very friendly.