DAY 147

We spent the last several days camping in Montague Michigan. There is a little county park campground out by Lake Michigan that we return to over and over. We love the quiet seclusion, no wifi, or phone service at the campsite. The weather was cool for the first couple of days that we were there, and the water in Lake Michigan was extremely cold. This did not deter my husband and Miss Ten from getting completely wet several times. They love playing in the sand and water. I love to sit on the beach with a good book.

Things seem so normal when you are out in nature. It's easy to forget that we are still living in a state of emergency and that people are wary of coming in close contact with you. I had to wear a mask when I went into the office to check-in, but otherwise, our experience at the campground and on the beach was no different than last year. Miss Ten made friends with neighboring camp kids. Their parents asked us to come over and play some music around their campfire. Our portable Little Free Library got lots of attention.

But then we stopped to look at a travel trailer that had a for sale sign in front. The woman who owned it invited us in to take a look, but we had to mask up. She very nicely offered us disposable masks since ours were back in our camper. We went into town to visit the little coffee shop/bookstore that I love so much. Again, masks required. This is the world we live in for the foreseeable future.

We needed a little vacation from it all, and camping is a great way to relax and avoid big crowds of people. None of us wanted to come home, but even in this dystopian world we are living in bills have to be paid, lawns need to be mowed, employees want their paychecks on time. So, here we are, back to reality.

By the way, we bought the camper.