We took advantage of the "free" coffee at the KOA in the morning, before getting away. As always when we cross a time zone, we were feeling lethargic this morning, sleeping in an extra hour and not leaving until 0930. A day of county roads lay ahead, skirting the Indiana border with Michigan most of the morning, before making way Northeast in the direction of Detroit. The roads were straight and the scenery familiar with corn and soy beans lining the roadside.
We stopped at a local pub/ restaurant for lunch in Constantine by the river. The food was excellent, and after speaking to the owner who was a keen triathlete she bought our lunches for us! We made sure to leave a generous tip for the server.
More corn and soy beans and straight roads and not much else for the rest of the day. It rained most of the day, and stayed cool, a slow drizzle not dissimilar to what we are used to back home.
At the campground the office was closed, and the host was not around so we stood around wondering what to do for ten minutes or so. We approached a family having a barbeque outside their RV, and met Brant, who directed us to a quiet corner of the park to set up. Later he approached, family in tow, with beers brewed by his brother locally alongside some pears picked straight from the tree in his family's garden. Later they supplied cut wood door us to have a fire. The camp warden was speaking to Owen as we showered and on hearing our "story" decided to let us stay the night free of charge! Today has certainly been defined by generous people.
I had some luck with the Warm Showers again so we will head to Ann Arbor tomorrow to stay with a kind couple who have offered us a place indoors. We should reach Detroit on Friday. For now we are sat around our fire with our beers watching fireflies dart in the trees around us.
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