Playing Hookey

We left the rally with Marvin and Trudy and spent several hours in the lovely resort town of St. Joseph on Lake Michigan. St. Jo is a great holiday destination, a bit of Monterey, a touch of Hawaii, sprinkled with pieces of a sculpture garden. The streets are currently lined with “Hot Diggity Dogs,” 34 painted pooches. We found many of them and were charmed. Favorites included Watch Dog and Dog House.




There are also sculptures throughout the town. They are an outdoor extension of the Krasl Art Center which is small but has some nice art also.

The day was hot and we enjoyed walking near the beautiful beach, watching adults and children play in the huge water fountain with its shooting sprays.

We all enjoyed our lunch at the Pumphouse Grill and then our ice cream treats, including the flavor moose tracks (any guesses as to the ingredients? no offensive suggestions please).
Back at the fair ground, we gathered with our dinner group from American Bistro to bbq and talk. We found the best part of the rally was being with our old and new friends. Tomorrow we all head off in different directions but look forward to meeting on the road in the future.