Holland – July 26, 2015

We had a leisurely morning getting ready since our drive was only about an hour and a half.  Since it was Sunday, nothing much will be open before noon so we take our time.  We have researched this city and “supposedly” the downtown looks like the buildings in Holland, Amsterdam.  There is major road work going on as we enter the city and not only is it difficult to drive through but there are no signs to direct you.  Some of the streets are completely blocked and others are one way.  We are through the city and out twice already before we find a sign that says “Windmill Island Gardens”.  We follow the signs and miss the turn off….again.  After going down a one way street the wrong way and getting stuck at a dead end street we finally find it.   Not what was described and now they want us to pay to get in to see the windmill and the shops and gardens.  We decide it wasn’t worth the price and took photos and left.  We did find Lake Michigan and the park and it was a beautiful.  We took a bunch of pictures there and then decided since it was still early, we would find the covered bridge that was first on our list for tomorrow.  We again have difficulty finding it but did find it in the end.  It was very cool and interesting since you could actually drive over it.  We enjoyed it and we were glad we made the effort.  We stopped on the way back to Kalamazoo and had lunch.  Since it was just 2 PM, we decided rather than go to the hotel and be lazy, we would drive another 20 miles north past the hotel and spend a couple hours at the Gun Lake Casino.  It was packed and quite a large place.  We stayed for about two and a half hours and had a fun time.  We headed back to the hotel and stopped on the way for dinner.  When we got back to the hotel, I did laundry and we are watching some TV.  Tomorrow we head south to Indiana into Amish country and then will spend the night in Ft. Wayne.  Our adventure is rapidly coming to an end.