Everyone took off from michigan on sunday or monday morning. Just cindy and i back at the house, so we headed over to my uncle jimmy’s farm house a few miles away.
Had a great time with my uncle, aunt and two cousins. Jumped on the golf cart and atv to shoot over to a farmer neighbor to pick up an assortment of fresh fruits, eggs, jars of jam and honey. Got back to the house, then drove over to a nearby place for lunch. Great stuff!!
Did spoil my recent non-meat eating by having an excellent grilled cheese with tomato and BACON. (Definitely worth it for the local bacon though)
Met a guy painting my uncle’s barn who was starting soon with CSX and headed to the REDI center in a week or so. What a small world sometimes…
A neighbor then stopped by with some fresh salmon from lake michigan, caught just a few hours prior.
hanging out on the porch at the farm
We came back to the house, unloaded all of our fresh food, then loaded up the kayaks to launch them a bit upriver in the St. Joe river, based on some input from a guy at lunch. Decided to paddle upriver to have an easier return trip.
unusable boat ramp since the river is really low due to minimal rain across the midwest
stopped for a break at an island, then headed back downstream
We enjoyed the paddle, but noticeable how much less “life” you see compared to Florida. Only saw some birds and a couple fish.
Wrapped up the day by stopping at a liquor store for bottle of wine and vodka (gotta restock the house supply from the weekend festivities), then a grocery stored to get some side dishes and dessert to go with our fresh salmon.
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