Final Day Eve!! B-Day Eve!! OH what a night. For the first 4 hours or so no less than two dozen dogs barked and in between that cows yes cows mooooooed. We could not believe it. Who does not hear them? The owners? The neighbors?? First one would start and then the others would join. We were camped under the car port daring it to rain. We had made it this far and felt happy. OH THE DOGS A huge moon was out with the stars. It quieted down enough at one point for us to fall asleep only to be awakened again by the howling. So we slept off and on, more off all night long. We were up at our usual 6 a.m. and opted to stay in the tent during a brief period of silence. We finally woke at 7:30 and started the packing. We got rid of a few little things, but the rest was packed up and we were on the road by 9:30 a.m. A bright sunny morning. Anxious to see the city and water. Ready to get out of the country and down Dasey Vestry Road. Some are annoyed to see us. Most wave and smile. Well most cell phone users after they swerve and are surprised that anyone would be on foot on the side of the road. Very warm as usual, we are ready for a cold drink. We see the Latimer Corner Grocery Store up ahead. It has been there for many a year, and is well stocked with groceries for the local folk. It is the first store we stopped at that didn't have hot food for sale. We had to look in the freezer section and use the microwave in the back. We sat on the curb in front of the store and had our breakfast. Up some hills, around some corners and pretty soon we see civilization. We are happy to, after being in the woods for many days. We see the big highways and hear the traffic. We even see some of the huge Casinos standing tall in the distance. There is growth and new businesses in this part. Life and energy is abound. New big cars and trucks. New houses and stores. People busy going to and from their work or pleasure spots. We finally see a sign that says Biloxi. YEAH !!! we have to have a photo. The sun is still shining and there are huge white clouds in the sky. It is friendly and we embrace it. Our day is almost at its end and we only have to go a bit over 8 miles. A good way to gradually finish. It is barely 1:00 in the afternoon and we have booked a room in the Suburban. Out of the sweaty clothes and into the shower. YES !! J3 calls and said they had an opportunity to get a bump on their flight in Dallas and won't be in until 10:00 p.m. Good for those lucky bugs, they need to fly more in the future. :) They got a good deal for their time. We are anxious to see them. We walk about 1/2 mile toward the bridge we will be crossing tomorrow. We are having our dinner at the Waffle House. It is a warm evening and the moon is big and orange. We have said about as much as we can about our performance. We are happy with each other and proud of our accomplishment. We cannot thank enough all of the people who have followed us and taken an interest in our adventure. To all of you we have been blessed by your words and good deeds. To have all of you travel with us during this journey south, well that has what made it. Until tomorrow when we travel our few miles left to the Lighthouse. We Thank Everyone again. J&K

One final word...CONGRATULATIONS! You are almost done with the adventure of a lifetime. I loved the dog barking and cow mooing story!!! You will absolutely love the cool nights and quiet when you get back to the U.P. We will be getting together as soon as you are both recovered.!!!
Pat little Eli for us!
Hugs,
Al & Dolly
Rapid River, MI....way back in da U.P. ;)