On the Road again!

For the past 8 weeks we have felt like Snow Birds!  We waited until summer was in full swing in Michigan and left Florida to spend time in the greater Detroit area.  It has been wonderful to slow down the pace of our lives and take time to reconnect with friends and family.  We were fortunate to be able to live in Bill’s Mom’s condo while she settled in to her new home at a very nice Retirement Center. 

Bill soon had our computers and a printer set up and, with the help of his ‘computer guru’ brother, both computers are now faster and better than ever.  Working from a mobile office has its challenges and, since we plan to be traveling for several months, this has been a great learning experience. We are in the process of making the necessary changes and focus our energies more on developing and monetizing an Internet based business. 

I know most people react negatively when you mention the word “Detroit” and, yes, the city itself continues to be plagued with problems.  Even Jesse Jackson wasn’t spared when he came to Detroit for a march to promote peace and justice earlier this month!  His Escalade was stolen and was found stripped of most of its salable parts! Click on the link below for the full story.

 Leaders lose wheels in Detroit (Jesse Jackson and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing)
UPI ^ | 9/4/2010 Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2010 11:23:36 PM by markomalley

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2583412/posts

But … it is truly beautiful in the surrounding cities ---Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills, Rochester Hills, not to mention Grosse Point Shores, home to Edsel Ford and many other wealthy, well-known names.  One of Bill’s long time friends (more than 40 years) lives in a beautiful home overlooking Lake St. Claire and we enjoyed a lovely evening as their guests at the St. Claire Yacht Club.  There are lakes all over the place, surrounded by beautiful mansions and manicured yards.  Michigan may be suffering financially but we didn’t see many “For Sale” signs and it seems to us that there is still a great deal of wealth here.

And so today we are packing up the car in readiness for our next adventure tomorrow – our trip to Upper Michigan (the UP as it’s called by Michiganders). Fall is here, the leaves are changing and it’s time to head north and then, like the geese, head south!