Lake Kenisee, Jefferson, Ohio Sept.7-12 2009

The trip from Lou and Carol Hands to Jefferson was 321 miles. We got in and set up before dark. We were immediately impressed with how well groomed the park was. They have also just recently updated all the electrical system. There is a lake and 2 small ponds. There are 2 pickle ball courts here for you pickle ball enthusiasts.
The sites here are nice and roomy. There are lots of pretty places to walk and bike.

We did a driving tour of the covered bridges of Ashtabula county, home of the longest covered bridge in America. There were 11 bridges on the tour.

The longest covered bridge is the one in the center, bottom row of the collage. It is also all wooden floor.

This is Nicky taking himself for a walk along one of the paths over at Geneva on the Lake.

This is the lodge and conference center at Geneva State Park on Lake Erie.

The facilities are lovely. There is a beautiful indoor and outdoor pool. A nice restaurant and beautiful grounds to amble about.

There is also a large marina there.

Tomorrow we head to Harrisburg, PA. We left home Sept. 26, 2008 and I guess it's about time, don't you?? We miss the children and grandchildren our friends, family and church but we've had one fantastic trip. We have seen so much. In a couple of years we will probably do another trip west. There are many things we did not have time to see.

Continue to follow the blog as I will be updating you as to what we are doing at home and introducing you to our family.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

What we anticipate seldom occurs;

what we least expected generally happens.

Visit with Lou & Carol Hands Sept.2-7 2009

Kelsey on the right who just turned 13 and her friend Alex. Happy Birthday Kelsey.

We left Spring Grove, Minnesota and traveled to Jefferson, Wisconsin. The above collage shows some of the sights along the way. We stayed at Bark River Campground a passport America campground -- I would not recommend it. We left the next morning for Lou and Carol Hands in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Wisconsin looks a lot like Pennsylvania a lot of farms.

Lou and Carol's beautiful new home. These guys did most of the work on the interior of the house. Lou did a beautiful job on the cherry hardwood floors and you should see all the tile work that Carol did. There isn't anything these two can't do. They are the dynamic duo!!


Carol sitting at the counter of her new kitchen.

Above are some pictures of the living room the spare bedroom and Carol's tile work.

Two master minds at work. Fixing a problem with our dolly.

We spent a day touring around a little. We saw the fish hatchery on our way to South Haven.

Two really special people to us. Lou and Carol Hands.

Check out the name on the restaurant down there.

Carol with their daughter, Debbie in Debbie's dinning room.

Their son, Bill, and his wife Deb, their children Conner and Kendall, with her funcky new glasses.

Their daughter, Debbie, her husband Mark their children Logan and Kelsey.
The birdhouse in the background one of the grandchildren made with Grandpa.

The Hands clan.
Aren't they a good looking group?
Not pictured here are their son Curtis who lives in St. Augustine and their son Craig and his wife Kate.

We did have an opportunity to meet and have dinner with Craig but did not have the camera with us at the time.

It was great to meet all the children and grandchildren. What a lovely family they have.

We did get three days of Pickle Ball in. Two days on indoor courts and one day outside. We shared a lot of good meals together, played games and talked a lot.

So now it's back on the road again with my lap dog, Nicky.