{"id":779,"date":"2009-08-29T11:52:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-29T16:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/?page_id=779"},"modified":"2011-10-17T23:37:06","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T04:37:06","slug":"sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Sommer Trip to the UP   The Fun Part"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, 8\/10\/2009<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We decided to kayak down the Kickapoo River. This river is famous for its kayaking and canoeing and you can do all kind of different trips, some over a week; along the river are multiple tent sites to stay overnight. We had again a wonderful time on the river and Andreas managed to overturn his kayak only once. We made a couple of breaks on the river\u2019s sand dunes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0811091545a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293\" class=\"size-full wp-image-293     \" title=\"0811091545a\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/0811091545a.jpg\" alt=\"0811091545a\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 years ago we destroyed mom&#39;s camera. When we helped her glide in the Kickapoo it dropped in the water ( with mom), therefore pictures are taken only with a cell phone this time<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0811091546a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-294\" title=\"0811091546a\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/0811091546a.jpg\" alt=\"0811091546a\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0811091546c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-295\" title=\"0811091546c\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/0811091546c.jpg\" alt=\"0811091546c\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday, 8\/9\/2009<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well our new neighbor \u201cfriends\u201d at the KOA in Hayward had some difficult time to get up in the morning and move around, but I got good news from Sylvia that see has Monday and Tuesday off and will come up to our property in Wisconsin. So it was not difficult for me to decide to leave Hayward a day earlier than planned and meet her in Avalanche. Monday morning I packed the trailer let my leftover crew sleeping, hooked it (or maybe her) up, stopped at the office to get a refund and was underway direction West Fork Kickapoo Valley. We dropped Dylan in Westby and shortly after 2 o\u2019clock we arrive on our property. That evening we had peaceful campfire and even though Sylvia was up here it did not rain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0810091922a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-292\" title=\"0810091922a\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/0810091922a.jpg\" alt=\"0810091922a\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1037px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0812091943a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325 \" title=\"0812091943a\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/0812091943a.jpg\" alt=\"On our camping trip we did not always have such a camp fire!!!\" width=\"1027\" height=\"822\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">On our camping trip we did not always have such a camp fire!!!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Saturday, 8\/9\/2009<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today we packed and hooked up the trailer early as Stephan was eager to get to his Friend, the first party with girls from L\u2019Anse was already organized and he wanted to be on time. Schreiner\u2019s retreat is on a beautiful sandy beach on Lake Superior in an unmatched solitude.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1stayd.com\/\">Tom&#8217;s Company 1st AYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/mq\/2-2Ogm3JdW\">Schreiner&#8217;s Porperty in L&#8217;Anse<\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0916\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275 \" title=\"DSCF0916\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/dscf0916.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0916\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">View from the boat<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After arriving we got invited to a boat ride in Tom\u2019s boat or maybe better speed racer. The boat is brand new and looks pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0913\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-272\" title=\"DSCF0913\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/\/dscf0913.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0913\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0914\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-273 \" title=\"DSCF0914\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0914.jpg\" alt=\"And the proud captain Tom Schreiner\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0914.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0914-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0914-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">And the proud captain Tom Schreiner<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-274 \" title=\"DSCF0915\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/DSCF0915.jpg\" alt=\"The kids are having fun\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">The kids are having fun<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 800px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0920\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-276 \" title=\"DSCF0920\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0920.jpg\" alt=\"Expert Jet Ski racer Julie Schreiner\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0920.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0920-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0920-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Expert Jet Ski racer Julie Schreiner<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0924\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-277\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-277\" title=\"DSCF0924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0924.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0924\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0924.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0924-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0924-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the boat ride we left for Hayward Wisconsin. The KOA there has a very long waterslide and a big jumping pillow, all assets for Dylan and Andreas my \u201cleftover\u201d crew. As usual I didn\u2019t made reservation and for the first time this vacation, we had difficulties to get a spot. But we were allowed for one night to park our trailer on a site which is normally reserved for guests with tents and small popup trailers. But we had to move to another site for the next night. When I arrived the male population from the surrounding sites was very eager to see, how I would manage to park my 31 foot trailer in this tiny spot. But I disappointed them all, when I backed up in one go, straight in the site. Of course Andreas my new helper guided me well. Now I had a lot of new friends, which ended up in a long night for me with a lot of beer. It was good that Stephan was not here, because a lot of underage drinking went on around us and a couple of girls had a difficult time to find their tent. Apparently Wisconsinites are more relaxed with this topic. But I would hate to see all our educational efforts tanked or at least in jeopardy, with just one night like this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the way to Hayward I also lost my sewer hose and when I had to make a U turn, I also twisted one of the front jacks. I\u2019ve done this already once a couple of years ago and we had to buy a pack of two. Now at least I have one spare, but the trailer has to go again in the shop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday, 8\/7\/2009<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This morning we really got up early and found the spot on the East Branch Tahquamenon River as described in our fishing guide. Unfortunately the description in the book is not accurate anymore and the riffles, gravel etc. are long gone, but also the trail along the river doesn\u2019t exist anymore, but you still see pillars of the former trail bridges crossing different feeder streams. This all tells us that probably our book is completely outdated and the different rivers we visited so far, have changed so much that the book loses somewhat its value. All this is supported by our experience from West Fork Kickapoo River in the driftless area which has completely changed its character in the last 3 years due to all the devastating floods in this time period.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_266\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266\" class=\"size-large wp-image-266\" title=\"DSCF0881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/\/dscf0881-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stephan's casting skill are getting better and better\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephan&#39;s casting skill are getting better and better<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0889\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSCF0889\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0889.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0889\" width=\"468\" height=\"624\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0899\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSCF0899\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0899.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0899\" width=\"468\" height=\"624\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the evening we fished the Two Hearted River further up North. Even though we only caught little trout it was a great river exactly to our likening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the last fishing for this vacation. Tomorrow we will leave for L\u2019Anse, MI on Lake Superior where Stephan will stay for a week with his friend Tommy. He is there on vacation with his parents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Thursday, 8\/6\/2009, 6:45 pm EST<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yesterday the all important WIFI didn\u2019t work on our campground, which is very unpleasant (per the kids) because no game-boy, IPod, or laptop etc. would work correctly. I have to agree, because also I apparently got used to this setup; I couldn\u2019t download the pictures Stephan sent me from his cell phone, nor read my emails and of course could not upload and update the blog. There seems to be a bigger problem with the internet because now it\u2019s 6:45 pm and that da\u2026\u2026. thing is still not working. Blog writing has to be done again in MS Word and copy pasted afterwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today we visited the famous waterfalls; the weather was great even though on the cooler side, only 67 degree F. Again the pictures will speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0850\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-204\" title=\"DSCF0850\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0850.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0850\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0850.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0850-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0850-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0851\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-205\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-205\" title=\"DSCF0851\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0851.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0851\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0851.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0851-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0851-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0855\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-206\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-206\" title=\"DSCF0855\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0855.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0855\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0855.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0855-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0855-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0863\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-207\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-207\" title=\"DSCF0863\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0863.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0863\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0863.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0863-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0863-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The shipwreck museum exhibits a lot of tragedies and shows how difficult and dangerous the weather can be up here. This year apparently they had 211 inches of snow or a little bit more than 17 feet. This is even for me, growing up in the Swiss mountains impressive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0866\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-208\" title=\"DSCF0866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0866.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"DSCF0866\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0866.jpg 2112w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0866-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0866-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0868\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-209\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-209\" title=\"DSCF0868\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0868.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0868\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0868.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0868-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0868-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wednesday, 8\/5\/2009<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today Stephan and I got up again very early, 5:30 am CST and went fishing. It was cold and the thermometer only showed only 50 degrees F.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0841\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-212\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-212\" title=\"DSCF0841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0841.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0841\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0841.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0841-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0841-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But we went fishing in our summer outfit. We were not really successful but it was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0805090832a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-213\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-213\" title=\"0805090832a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0805090832a.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"0805090832a\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0805090832a.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0805090832a-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0805090832a-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we came back the car would not start, the battery was dead. This created two &#8220;very&#8221; happy campers as you can imagine, specially the older one. We were just lucky that this did happen when we were parked next to a highway in a parking of a well used trailhead and our cell phones would work and not in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But no need for the cell phones, not too long after our discovery a nice couple parked their car close to use and Stephan run to ask them if they could jump-start us. It was good that we always have the necessary cables in the truck. We could start our car but as this happened for no obvious reason, we decided to have the car and battery checked. The bad news was that the battery had to be replaced. The good news, it was an easy fix and it done in half an hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I guess \u201cnomal mit emene blaue Aug devo cho\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After that we hooked up the trailer in record time (15 min), the\u201d little\u201d guys were still sleeping when we left in direction UP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now we are at the KAO in Newberry. Tomorrow we will visit the Tahquamenon waterfalls -maybe we can fish there- and then we will visit the Shipwreck Museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Tuesday, 8\/4\/2009<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We spent the day in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. We had gorgeous weather and the kids had a lot of fun running up and down the sand dunes and the water of Lake Michigan was warm and even I enjoyed a little dip. But I believe the pictures speak for themselves\u2026.<\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/attachment\/1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-216\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-216 \" title=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Five Years Ago\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1.jpg 2304w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Five years ago<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/attachment\/2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-217\" title=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2.jpg 2304w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/2_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218 \" title=\"2_1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"What a change in this five years\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_1.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">What a change in this five years<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/2_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-219\" title=\"2_2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"2_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_2.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/attachment\/3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-220\" title=\"3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3.jpg 2304w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/3_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-221\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-221\" title=\"3_1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"3_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_1.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/3_4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-223\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-223\" title=\"3_4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_4.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"3_4\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_4.jpg 2080w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_4-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/3_4-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 618px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/attachment\/0804091527\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241 \" title=\"0804091527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0804091527.jpg\" alt=\"Sometimes you wish they still would be little...............\" width=\"608\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0804091527.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0804091527-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0804091527-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Sometimes you wish they still would be little&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/attachment\/4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-224\" title=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"4\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4.jpg 2304w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/4_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-225\" title=\"4_1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"4_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_1.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 235px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/4_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-226 \" title=\"4_2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_2.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"4_2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_2.jpg 2112w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4_2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">At least the scenery stays the same<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Monday, 8\/3\/2009<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today is a camper day because it is raining and cold. The farmer from which we bought sweet corn told us that in the early morning we had 1 and \u00bd inch of rain within just one hour. BTW there was a huge difference between this sweet corn and the one we get from Tom\u2019s Farm Market. Even Andreas and Stephan made comments that this corn is not what they are used to eat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomsfarmmarket.com\/\">Tom&#8217;s Farm Market &amp; Greenhouses<\/a><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 618px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/0807091623a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231 \" title=\"0807091623a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0807091623a.jpg\" alt=\"While we are having fun, Mom is working hard at Tom's\" width=\"608\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0807091623a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/0807091623a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">While we are having fun, Mom is working hard at Tom&#8217;s<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later in the afternoon Stephan and I went exploring. We found out that our campground was very close to two other famous rivers, the Manistee and the Boardman. For the Manistee we were already too far downstream. It was too big, not wadeable anymore and discolored from the rain, so we turned our attention to the Boardman and a stretch of water that exits a lake, so the rain had no effect on the clarity of the water. We found a place with lots of riffles, strong current and crystal-clear water. We decide to fish this stretch on Wednesday morning before we leave this area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we came back I had a lot of difficulties to get our campfire going, the wood was a little bit feucht and the logs were too big for the fire pit of this campground. But in the end we all had 2 corns on the cob and a \u201cbutterflyed\u201d pork steak marinated al Bongo. It was very good. But it took a while to get there. We talked about how nice it would have been if we had one of this Blowtube Opi has at the B\u00e4chau to get the fire going. Our steaks would have been grilled in half of the time. But\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 618px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-234 \" title=\"00447_n_9acubp4tk2774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/00447_n_9acubp4tk2774.jpg\" alt=\"Opi with little Stephan\" width=\"608\" height=\"394\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Opi with little Stephan, at the Baechau<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday, 8\/2\/2009<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today will travel to a KAO closer to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, but before that Stephan and I went fishing early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The spot we picked is at the North Branch of the famous Au Sable. When we walked to the water I was very careful. The day before when we recognized the spot, I nearly stepped on two wrist thick snakes. I was only in flip-flops and I guess lucky that I missed them. We don\u2019t know if the snakes were poisonous as we did not see them long enough to determine this and had no desire to get closer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The spot we picked didn\u2019t turn out to be a great one and in the middle of the morning we changed to another location we knew from a visit a couple of years ago. But also here we didn\u2019t catch anything.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The travel to the KOA in Buckley was uneventful and only 160 miles. It took us a little bit more than 3 hours. Andreas and Dylan traveled again in the trailer or more precise they were still sleeping when we left Gaylord. They enjoy this very much as it is fun and probably more comfortable than the car. When they get up they can play their video games, game-boy or on the laptop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Saturday, 8\/1\/2009 , 10:45 pm EST<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stephan just reminded me that we are on the 45th parallel, that means we are exactly in the middle between equator and north pole. At least the mosquitoes are not as bad as they are if you are above the arctic circle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/scan1607\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-185\" title=\"Scan1607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1607.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"Scan1607\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1607.jpg 2000w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1607-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1607-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/scan1600\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-183\" title=\"Scan1600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1600.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Scan1600\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1600.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1600-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/scan1600-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-184\" title=\"Scan1605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Scan1605.jpg\" alt=\"Scan1605\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Saturday, 8\/1\/2009, 01:15 pm EST<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today is Switzerland equivalent of the U.S. Independence Day. If the weather permits we will for sure have a good camp\/barn fire and a couple of brats. Unfortunately we do not have any Cervelats, St. Galler Bratwurst or Chloepfer. We have to go with Wisconsin brats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are the second day in Gaylord in a very nice KOA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaylordkoa.com\">Gayloard KOA<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_174\" style=\"width: 755px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0761\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174\" class=\"size-large wp-image-174 \" title=\"DSCF0761\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0761.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"DSCF0761\" width=\"745\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our campsite was next to the headwaters of one of the most fly-fishing river in the U.S.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is still cold up here. On our first night we had rain, yesterday was a little bit warmer and sunny and today it is again colder and just started to rain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With so many famous trout streams around us we had a difficult time to decide very to go for our first evening. We decided to visit the Sturgeon because we have seen this river from the freeway and it looked really nice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After finding the spot our famous book indicated, we started fishing and caught a couple of little rainbows. But soon our fishing freedom got disturbed by a group of paddlers coming down the river. Fisher and kayakers\/tubers are not matching very well, especially as we fishers pay a lot of money to fish and the other group pays nothing, but still believes they own the river.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">But again old resentments from my days fishing the Loisach, close to the Zugspitz im Tirol.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">My web search shows that the hotel Drei Mohren is now Hotel Mohr Live, but the Loisach is still part of the property. Maybe one day we will fly- fish and battle the kayaker again. (Appetizer: smoked rainbow trout, entr\u00e9e: Gamsr\u00fccken Tiroler Art)<\/span><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/zugspitze\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-167\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-167  \" title=\"Zugspitze\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zugspitze.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Das waren noch Zeiten..........\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zugspitze.jpg 800w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zugspitze-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Das waren noch Zeiten&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So we ventured further up the river, no path and a lot of brushes, but to make the story short, we both went \u201cswim-fishing\u201d a little and Stephan broke his reel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On our way back to the campground we saw a stretch of the river which looked very promising. Something to do for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Back at camp we couldn\u2019t light a fire because it was now raining. So we had a trailer cooked meal, Fettuccini al Bongo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next day we had first to find a replacement for Stephan\u2019s reel and had also to repair Andreas\u2019 bike. Both was easy and the shops were close by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stephan and I went fishing agianthis time at the new spot. We adapted our look to the \u201cswim-fishing\u201d approach, it is easier to walk \/wadethis way instead with hip waders full of water<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0759\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-172\" title=\"DSCF0759\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0759.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"DSCF0759\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0759.jpg 2112w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0759-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0759-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0760\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-173\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-173\" title=\"DSCF0760\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0760.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"DSCF0760\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0760.jpg 2112w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0760-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dscf0760-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fishing was good, the stretch of water is beautiful but also the kayakers had a great time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coming back we drove through the Pine River Wilderness State park to see the Pine and the Black river. This state park is not only huge but also extremely beautiful and isolated. We\u2019ve seen multiple very nice rustic campgrounds, a herd of Elk and both rivers look promising. We look forward to fish here and also maybe to come back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today it is raining and it looks like we will have a camper day. Unfortunately there is not much to do here other than hiking, golfing or fishing. Al this activities are more enjoyable when it is not raining and warm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Thursday, 7\/29\/2009, 10:00 am EST<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today we will leave for Gaylord, MI, where we found another KOA campground. We like the KOA franchise, because we know what to expect and hopefully we will once own one, when Sylvia and I are retired. But most importantly they have always wireless access. This is important to connect the three laptops, the two game-boys and the IPod Touch. It is interesting to see how camping changes when the kids grow older, but it is also convenient for me to have access to the internet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stephan and I are looking forward to our next stop, because this places us in the middle of the headwaters of 4 famous rivers, Sturgeon, Pigeon, Black and the most known of all the mighty Au Sable. With this setup even we, the dry fly purist we are, should be able to find a spot to catch some fish. We will see.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The weather forecast for Gaylord is good and it will be much warmer, around 80 degree F, than up here in the Upper Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thursday, 7\/29\/2009, 8:25 am EST<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We had beautiful weather for our trip to Mackinac Island. The jet-boat was fast and luckily the waves were no to big.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126\" title=\"DSCF0734\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0734.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0734\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0734.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0734-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0734-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-128\" title=\"DSCF0736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0736.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0736\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0736.jpg 2112w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0736-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0736-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-129\" title=\"DSCF0737\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0737.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0737\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0737.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0737-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0737-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lake had a wonderful blue color and the Mackinac Bridge was in clear view. The waters on the picture belong already to Lake Huron; on the other side of the bridge is Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/dscf0741.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-131\" title=\"DSCF0741\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/dscf0741.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"DSCF0741\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0741.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0741-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0741-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Island is very touristic, one of Stephan\u2019s friends<\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 235px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/100_0999.jpg?w=225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140 \" title=\"100_0999\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/100_0999.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Tommy playing hte guitar\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0999.jpg 2128w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0999-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0999-769x1024.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Tommy playing the guitar<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">comment was: Per one Mackinac Islander you have 9 tourists. They sell a lot of fudge and you can watch the \u201cconfisseur\u201d making it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we came back the winds were much stronger and I could hardly stand to make pictures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0744\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-135\" title=\"DSCF0744\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0744.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0744\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0744.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0744-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0744-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/dscf0745\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-143\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-143\" title=\"DSCF0745\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf07451.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0745\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf07451.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf07451-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf07451-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the evening we started our campfire. We bought four Marshmallow forks so we could make S\u2019mores, but we realized that we can also grill sausages all in all a good buy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-136\" title=\"DSCF0749\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0749.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0749\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0749.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0749-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0749-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-137\" title=\"DSCF0752\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0752.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0752\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0752.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0752-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0752-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Memories came up when I\u2019ve seen the seagull on top of our trailer and we chased it away immediately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-138\" title=\"DSCF0757\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0757.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0757\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0757.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0757-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0757-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A long time ago on our trip in New Zealand, we thought this Kea\u2019s are nice and funny birds so we did not scare them away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzbirds.com\/birds\/kea.html\">Look up: Kea New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-132\" title=\"Scan1128\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1128.jpg\" alt=\"Scan1128\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1128.jpg 2000w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1128-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1128-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We didn\u2019t realize that they were ripping out the seal of our roof vents which created all kinds of problems afterwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/scan1228.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-133\" title=\"Scan1228\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweberusa.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/scan1228.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Scan1228\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1228.jpg 3000w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1228-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan1228-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only later we read that these Keas are a realnuisance. Because tourist feed these birds they get used to humans and playful as they are when they are bored, they started to rip out seals from car windshields. There is a good chance coming back from a hike on the glacier that the entire seal from your windshield is gone, not a good thing in this remote areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wednesday, 7\/29\/2009, 09:20 am EST<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The travel trailer is still quiet, all the boys are sleeping. Today we decided to visit Mackinac Island, just a little boat ride away from St. Ignace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our beautiful fly-fishing river was a huge flop. Even though two independent books describe the river great for the fly, we both would not subscribe to this. The river has a sand\/silt bottom, the water is not clear and all the riffles, ripples, gravel bottom and boulders they are promising, we couldn\u2019t find, even with having access to the river multiple times and driving again nearly 60 miles. Unfortunately it is not the first time that we make this experience and I\u2019m glad that Stephan understands the books the same way I do, so I know it is not me\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, 7\/28\/2009, 03:15 pm EST<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We arrived in St. Ignace KAOCampground, the same we stayed with our friends, the Hug family in 2000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-106\" title=\"Scan515\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5151.jpg\" alt=\"Scan515\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5151.jpg 1560w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5151-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5151-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 210px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107 \" title=\"Scan530\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5301.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the tree was in the way of our awning\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5301.jpg 1040w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5301-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/scan5301-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Part of the tree was in the way of our awning<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The camper is already set up, we havea very nice site in the shade, the jacks are gekurbelt water and electricity is hooked up, Andreas and Dylan already played a round of mini-golf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110\" title=\"DSCF0728\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0728.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0728\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0728.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0728-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0728-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111\" title=\"DSCF0732\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0732.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0732\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0732.jpg 2112w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0732-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0732-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 218 mile trip today was uneventful, just a couple of construction sites. But the road otherwise was very good and nearly no traffic. The road also borders the lake and was very scenic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-113\" title=\"DSCF0723\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0723.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0723\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0723.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0723-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0723-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-112\" title=\"DSCF0717\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0717.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0717\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0717.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0717-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0717-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andreas and Dylan traveled in the trailer and Stephan and I drove. The \u201clittle\u201d guys enjoyed that tremendously and Stephan and I too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-114\" title=\"DSCF0710\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0710.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0710\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0710.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0710-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0710-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115\" title=\"DSCF0715\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0715.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0715\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0715.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0715-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0715-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-116\" title=\"DSCF0720\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0720.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0720\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0720.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0720-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0720-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-117\" title=\"DSCF0721\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0721.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0721\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0721.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0721-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0721-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, 7\/28\/2009, 06:30 am CST<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We will leave early today (per Stephan\u2019s request) for St. Ignace. We found a good KOA campground there and a very promising trout river close by, apparently specially good for fly-fishers (hence Stephan\u2019s request). We will see if we can get the young guys out of their sleeping bags this early.The campground we stayed was nothing special, even though on a river. It is flowing to slowly for carrying trout. Nevertheless I have attached a couple of pictures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75 aligncenter\" title=\"DSCF0706\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0706.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0706\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0706.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0706-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0706-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-76\" title=\"DSCF0707\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0707.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0707\" width=\"193\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-77 alignright\" title=\"DSCF0708\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0708.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0708\" width=\"215\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0708.jpg 2816w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0708-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0708-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78\" title=\"DSCF0709\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/dscf0709.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0709\" width=\"193\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, 7\/27\/2009<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have successfully picked up Dylan in Madison and are now on our campground in Oconto where we stay for the night. Oconto is right at the Wisconsin\/ Michigan border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The campground has no internet connection so we had to go to the gas station in town to connect. So we are sitting in the car typing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also cannot find the special screw to close our water heater, so we have to find a hardware store to get one, otherwise we have no water in the trailer. That would be bad!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Otherwise everything seems to work and the boys behave.<\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 375px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38 \" title=\"USAFerien2003_0456\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/usaferien2003_0456.jpg\" alt=\"USAFerien2003_0456\" width=\"365\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/usaferien2003_0456.jpg 1440w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/usaferien2003_0456-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/usaferien2003_0456-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Our Travel Trailer in the Bad Lands, SD<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday, 7\/26\/2009<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We will leave West Dundee Monday around 10 am for Madison, WI to pick up Andreas\u2019 friend Dylan, who will join us for this trip as he did the last two summers.<\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 375px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43 \" title=\"100_0602\" src=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0602.jpg\" alt=\"100_0602\" width=\"365\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0602.jpg 2128w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0602-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/100_0602-769x1024.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Andreas&#8217; friend Dylan<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sylvia will stay home. This time is one of the peak seasons, Sweet Corn, at Tom\u2019s Farm Market &amp; Greenhouses and she has to work. With this blog we will keep her updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, 8\/10\/2009<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We decided to kayak down the Kickapoo River. This river is famous for its kayaking and canoeing and you can do all kind of different trips, some over a week; along the river are multiple tent sites to stay overnight. We had again <\/p>\n<p>Continue reading at:  &raquo; &raquo; &raquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/travellog\/sommer-trip-to-the-up-part-ii\/\">Sommer Trip to the UP   The Fun Part<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1753,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779"}],"version-history":[{"count":204,"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3276,"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/779\/revisions\/3276"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tssaweber.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}