This morning I awoke, packed us up and headed to say goodbye to Lake Michigan. I knew I was at the point in the highway where I would no longer be following the water. It is a spectacular morning with sun so bright and air so brisk I can barely breath through the perfection. I reach the water and it looks even better then yesterday. I have never seen anything so blue.
I am standing with weak knees and I worry I miss this place already with the ache like when the man I thought I would love forever stood in front of me for the last time. We make our way to the water's edge and I dip my fingers in. It is the purest water I have ever touched. I cup it in my hands and wash away the tears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnoR2PlycU
I begin my prayers and sit quietly, hoping to not miss a thing. When Mass has ended, I go in Peace.
I load Louie and we set out for HWY 8 to take us across Wisconsin to Minnesota. The choice to go the back roads has not let me down so far; but I must admit, this route turns out to be very quite. Filled with township after township. I am confused by the landscape as I thought this was the Dairy State but I don't see a single cow the whole stretch, border to border. I do stop for gas at a station that does not have a pay at the pump option and I am refreshed. I will get into Minneapolis late and hope to get a picture of the Metrodome in action; it isn't until I arrive I realize it is an away game. I will sleep in tomorrow and see a little of the Twin Cities before deciding where to go next.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJYPPvHGFUw
Recipes: The PERFECT Midwestern meal of Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes and the kind of green beans that have still retained their color and have not been cooked for days in salt and lard is the best reward for a long drive.
Roadtrips: Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota all gave me eye, ear and nose workouts today.
Renovations: Saying goodbye can be hard and saying hello can be hard. But, in life, they are both necessary.
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