Detroit, MI

The second stop, but our first steps back on US soil, was Detroit! Oh how sweet it was! It was quite funny though, driving with Uncle Bob; I'm not used to driving on the right side of the road anymore and it was difficult to say the least. After a few days I drove and I had to keep verbally reminding myself "Stay on the right side, stay on the right side!" I have to say the thing that stood out most to us, besides the cars being on the correct side of the road, was that we could read all the signs! It is amazing the things we take for granted until put out of our comfort zone!
I told Aunt Linda we didn't want to do any running around or touristy things, just relax, and she took me for my word. They spoiled us rotten with food and swimming and gin rummy (that's a card game, not a drink!) and great company! Eric was able to take a week off and come with us so he got to golf a few rounds with Aunt Linda and Uncle Bob and that was quite a treat. Uncle Bob actually taught Taylor how to cast with a fishing pole, unfortunately, there weren't any fish in their lake to practice anything other than casting. But he had fun trying! We found the library and tried to get caught up on some novels we've missed out on. We had many beautiful afternoons spent on the lake in the canoe, watching the graceful herons flying into their lake everyday, there were eight, I think, that call this one particular tree home every night. One day we even saw a swan, an awesome sight. This was the perfect way to begin our summer vacation!