Wednesday, September 9, 2026

2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 2

 Day 2, Algonac State Park, Algonac, MI - 212.8 Miles, 412.8 Miles for the Trip

Well it rained much of the night and all day, not stopping until we arrived at Algonac. Sometimes heavy enough to require the wipers at double speed, but most of the time they just needed to clear road spray. At least we didn't have to set up the trailers in the rain. We arrived around 4:30, and even though the sites were paid for, we had to purchase a Michigan Parks Pass. Good for a year, but this is the only time I visit a MI park.

I'm in site 38 and the Guidos are in site 40. Both are on a mix of dirt, grass & gravel, with a picnic table & fire ring. $52.66 per night for full hookups plus $42.00 for the annual pass.

Blogger must have decided my current data connection is too slow to load photos using either AT&T or Verizon, so site photos will have to wait until tomorrow when I set up the Starlink Mini.

I didn't put my mat out since everything is still damp from the rain and it looks like the area the mat goes down was underwater during the rain. The park has lousy drainage; last time we were here one of the sites had enough water to float a bunch of rubber ducks. The good thing is the predicted rain for tomorrow evidently fell today and my weather app calls for no rain tomorrow. Then again, it just sent a warning to expect rain in 15 minutes.

We went to the Catch 22 restaurant for dinner. The Guidos treated me for my birthday. While we couldn't get strawberry shortcake (my favorite) we settled for strawberry cheesecake instead. I has their English style fish & chips.

Until Tomorrow -

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 1

 Day 1, Long Beach Conservation Area, Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada 200 Miles, 200 Miles for the Trip

We are off on another trip to the Algonac Rally & the Niagara Wine Rally. It is at least a day shorter by driving across Canada to get to Michigan for the Algonac Rally with an overnight stop at the Long Beach Conservation Area campground (where we go for the Bolerama rally).

We added around 11 miles to the trip by stopping at the Fulton Walmart to pick up my new glasses, but less than last year where we made a long detour due to a bridge that was out of service.. Arrived at Long Beach around 4:00. I tried Verizon but no internet so i set up the Starlink Mini and after 10 minutes or so we were on line. 

I'm in site 171 & the Guidos are in 173 next door. The sites are back in on grass with water and 15 Amp Electric for $56.20 US each. 

Guidos in site 173

Me in site 171

We didn't have a lot of sitting around time before it was dinner time. 

Dinner was cheese brats & beans.

Until Tomorrow -