We have been on the road for a week, covered nearly 1,400 miles so far and have finally entered our destination state of Michigan!

The state is of real interest to us for a second home – somewhere to spend maybe 5-7 months of the year, away from the searing heat of Texas. Do you know that in Magnolia, TX, where we live, this week will see temperatures of 98-101 degrees, again, seemingly with no break in sight – it’s just too darned hot!

Tonight, as we drove into our RV park in Manistee, Michigan, the air was cool, the temperature was a magnificent 67 degrees at 7 p.m. and there was no humidity. Michigan’s tax laws are pretty steep so this would be a second home and we would maintain our primary home in Texas or somewhere with similar favourable tax laws but escape the brutal heat of summer.

Michigan is a hop, skip and jump away from Canada! The state is surrounded by the Great Lakes and where we are now is on the shoreline of Lake Michigan.

Once we were settled, we had a brief drive into town and the surrounding area and I was able to snap a couple of pictures but I can’t wait to explore the area more. I hope you enjoy photographs of water as I suspect there will be many, many more in the coming weeks!

Lake Michigan … it looks like an ocean as there is just no land in sight in any direction!