Crossing over the "Mighty Mississippi" was more meaningful than usual, since it had just taken me maybe only 20 steps to walk across the Mississippi at its source a couple days before. Although on my way to Nova Scotia, in general, my next goal was to visit more relatives in Wisconsin and Michigan. Driving across Wisconsin, I was thrilled to see several big, beautiful sandhill cranes in a field. I've seen them at a wildlife refuge, but I'd never seen any in the wild before.
I have agreed to update our family tree on my mother's father's side of the family, and I wanted to get back in touch with the Appleton leg of the family. One of my grandfather's sisters married a Wisconsin man and settled near Appleton. I was able to visit with some of them, as well as with a cousin and friend in the Madison area, before I headed over to Michigan.
I was impressed with the corn, which looked green and healthy and tall - "as high as an elephant's eye", as I drove through the Michigan. Again, I was primarily passing through on my way to Nova Scotia, but I made a point of stopping to visit a cousin. My cousin and his family love the little town of Ithaca. It was good to get back in touch with him. I parked next to a small lake outside of Ithaca, and enjoyed the quiet, serenity, and beautiful sunsets
at the site when I wasn't visiting with my relatives. I was parked there, on another beautiful sunny day, when I got the word that FEMA wanted me in South Dakota, as soon as I could get there. I was disappointed that my second attempt to get to Nova Scotia this summer was also unsuccessful. Maybe next summer. :-(The drive from Ithaca to Pierre, SD, 1100 miles, took me a couple of days and went smoothly.
The kitties have gotten pretty relaxed about traveling; they enjoy riding in the RV.
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