Friday 8/17 (Dick) In this blog I’ll cover the our adventures from Monday evening 8/17 when we blogged at the library in New Buffalo, Michigan, through our evening in Wilmette, Illinois, Friday 8/21. Why the geometric title? Overall this segment covered a large semi-circle around the bottom of Lake Michigan, and it also included a smaller semi-circle away from the lake to bypass Gary, Indiana. At last notice we were anticipating a “local color” dinner at Redamak’s, whose burgers “made New Buffalo famous,” followed by a tenting night at Judy’s Motel and Campground just west of town. We found Redamak’s, but when we couldn’t specify medium rare for the burgers, we chose other fare and found the food and portions disappointing. Judy’s was a bit disappointing too; old facilities and we were the only tenters in sight and onsite. But the showers were warm and we felt good about our progress for the day, especially having unexpectedly caught up on the blog.
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