Abby's First Trip Up North

Abby made her first trip Up North (excluding her 3 prior trips as an internal passenger) this week. We took her to Sault Ste. Marie on Monday to find a place for us to live when Steve starts his new job on June 2nd. On her trip Abby had another big first - her first swim in a pool. She wasn't quite sure what to think about the pool and we only dipped her feet into the water, but overall we'd call her first swimming experience a success (no crying and a few funny faces).

We were also successful in finding a home that will be good for Abby and her dog Maize. Our new home will be in downtown Sault Ste. Marie and is a rental home - so if we don't like it we can move again next spring. It's a really old home, but it has some character and a fenced back yard for Maize to play in. It also has some curb appeal, so at least we aren't going to be embarrassed to invite our friends over.

We were going to take Abby's picture with the Mackinac Bridge in the background, but it was so foggy when we came home on Tuesday that you couldn't see the bridge. The fog was so thick that we couldn't even see the freighter that was directly under the bridge while we were crossing, but we could definitely hear its fog horn.
We also got to check out the forest fire that held Steve up on his last trip home from the U.P. There was extensive fire damage on both sides of I-75 - no wonder he had to be detoured.

If you are interested in getting our new up north address send us an email or give us a call. We aren't going to post it on the blog, just to make sure no strangers or stalkers are following us up to our new home in the frozen north. The big move will be over Memorial Day weekend, so the packing is now in overdrive.