Arrival in Muskegon

June 30 – It was kinda mixed feelings this morning, knowing we’d now be in one spot for 2 months and could settle versus, travelling and seeing so many new things and places.  Working was also going to be a downer.  The weather has gotten considerably warmer and I’m not sure how well Bill is going to do out in all that heat.  Maybe it’s a wave that will pass! 

We left about 10 and it took about the 3 hours we expected.  We ran into one lane back up that slowed us down a while and the first roads we were on were a little dicey.  The GPS and the Google Maps did not agree on the route so we’d do one‘s preference and then the other’s preference.  The tiny roads were not on the map and once we hit roads that were, Bill felt more comfortable as did I. 

View right outside our door

Lake She-Nepp-A- Ho is  little north of Muskegon off a 4 lane highway.  The lake was originally a spring but when the road was being built they kept digging up the area to use the sand/dirt for the road and it became a spring fed lake 29’ deep.  It is really nice with 3 aerators, a peninsular for beach use, trees dotted around, and distinct swimming and fishing areas.  There are sites that back up to the lake most of the way around and others 1 or 2 rows back.  The lakeside ones are on the

Two of the aerators

short side so not for us, plus the seasonal guests have first choice.  We’re about as far as you can get from the office but we wanted a site where we could get a clear satellite signal.  We can clearly see the lake from our yard.  We have 50 amp and water as they have no full hook up sites.  They pump you out twice a week.   The campground was bought by this couple, Jean and Shawn, in December and they sold their home in California and moved in here and spent the winter working on upgrading and changing things.  They’ve done a great job and have plans for gradually putting in some full hook ups.

We arrived a day early and had let them know so we had to go a site 2 spaces down from our assigned site for the night.  We met the other volunteer couple who live in The Villages.  It’s a small world!  They are from this area and were looking for a seasonal spot in the area to be closer to their kids and grandkids than they’ve had the last few years.  Jean asked it they’d like to work camp and they said they’ve give it a try.  I think they could use 3 couples, as least for the peak times!  Everyone we’ve met have bee very nice and welcoming.

Since Bill does the local driving, I agreed to go in to Grandville to Cabela’s as I wanted to get a new rain jacket and we had a gift card for there.  It’s about 45 minutes but it was OK, and we did find a jacket that I might keep, and then we used another gift card at TGI Friday’s.  The food was better than I expected and we left full!  On the way home we stopped at a Meijer’s (like Wal-mart) for half and half and they had a good produce sale so I picked up a few things.

At least I didn’t have to cook dinner!  I did a load of laundry and Bill was happy to have TV.  We got home at 10, just as the fireworks the owners were doing from the other side of the lake started.  We heard more than we saw as we were whipped by then.  We were told they are having them again on the 4^th, so we will plan to see them for sure!  I didn’t get my computer out.  Not sure how I’m going to manage things as the WIFI does not reach here in the back 40!