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5/18/2009

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_18 May ‘09

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After checking out of Hartford we took the back roads to Grand Rapids, MI.  Just as we were coming into the city limits of Grand Rapids, we noticed a Camping World just prior to our exit.  The last time we were at Camping World they mentioned to us that our “membership” was just about ready to run out, AND, they had a promotion that we would love…with a three year membership at a special price, they would throw in a $10 dollar gift certificate.  Well this would give us a chance to get the gift certificate out of my wallet.  Much to my surprise, when we pulled up to the entrance to Camping World we found a Cummins Service Center right across the street.  While we were “dry camping” on the lot that installed our ladder, I noticed a “spot of oil” on the ground under the generator.  We had the service done on the generator in Atlanta and this was the first time that we had run it so I hadn’t noticed the oil before.  Sooo, now that we’ve got another Cummins Service Center right in front of us, maybe they can find the leak.  I feel we’ve got a leak around the filter but it also could be the plug…who knows, let’s just get it fixed.  Isn’t it just the nuts…when you need to have a little work done it’s always needed on a Friday or just prior to a holiday.  They told us that “we’d like to get you in, but right now it is impossible until after Memorial Day”.  Well we’re not planning on using the generator anytime soon and we’re pretty sure we can find another Cummins SC before then, so we continued to our new campground.  We decided to stay at the fairgrounds in Lowell, Michigan, which is about 20 miles east of Grand Rapids.  We found this location on the web and thought it would fit our needs perfectly.  When we pulled in, we found the grounds to be very nice, and the price of $20 for 50amp electrical and water, we thought a bargain.  What surprises us is the fact that we're the only people here...our gain , their loss...

We decided to take a quick walk through town (Lowell) just to see what they had and to see if we could find something to eat.  Lowell is like a lot of the other small towns of the area and have some beautiful old buildings throughout the mainstreets.  The architecture is early 1800 Italian and runs beside the Flat River that really makes it a wonderful stop for us.  We not only enjoyed our walk, we found a great place to have lunch.  Sitting at an outdoor patio and beside the Flat River we enjoyed a 4 star lunch.  Permanetly tied to the boardwalk was a "river-boat" that was open to explore...all a beautiful setting. 

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