We are on our way to the sun shine. We left Maple City yesterday and drove on decent roads to Houghton Lake where we met Bev and Gary and spent the night with them. The ice on the lake here is so thick that there are cars and trucks parked next to the fishing shanties! We were treated to a good Chinese dinner last night and this morning Bev fixed a great breakfast to send us off.
We drove on slushy roads (in the rain), to I-75 and the freeway was good until we were north of West Branch. Suddenly it turned to ice and I almost thought we were done for the day. I slowed down on to the shoulder and shifted into four wheel drive. That gave us enough stability to keep going on. After about twenty miles the temperature started to warm a few degrees and the rain lightened up and we were out of the ice.
The rest of the drive through Michigan was in light rain, but no more ice. The temperatures fluctuated between 33 and 39 degrees all day. Ohio's roads were dry, and we had a good drive to our hotel. We are now between Dayton and Cincinnati, and are staying at a Hampton Inn for the night. The weatherman is promising sunshine for tomorrow, and we are planning to drive to a campground south of Atlanta for Sunday night.
We never got to forty degrees, but we are now south of any snow. We are looking forward to warmer temperatures and sunshine tomorrow on our drive through the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee. I'll keep you posted on our progress.
Hope everyone is well.
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