Captains BLOG
06/18/2007
Tahquamenon Falls Excursion / Newberry KOA
Odometer: 7967.7
Was wakened at 5:30 AM by the buzzing sound of the ever - present mosquitoes. It was light, bright and 69 degrees.
By the time we left at 10:30 AM on our mini-train and boat tour to the falls the temp had climbed to 88. After 4.5 miles of train-track a 21 mile boat ride and a one mile hike to the falls it was anti-climatic to see the falls because as the tour guide told us at the falls, they were run
ning at half capacity because there has been an ongoing drought in the area. I guess they didn’t feel it was necessary to let us know that in advance of taking the tour. Got back around 5 PM and had a voice message that my Mother had been taken to the ER. She had been ill and had become very confused and then unresponsive. Had some very tense moments but after speaking to the ER Nurse was told Mother had a UTI and was receiving IV antibiotics. They did send her back to the Nursing Home but we weren’t sure if we should return home or not. After 
speaking to the NH decided to spend the night in the area and call in the morning. If Mother is no better will start our journey home. By this point we were tired, stressed and hungry. Ate at a local Pub and Ron tired an Upper Peninsula food called a Pastie (pronounced pass-tie). Of course Ron called it a Pastie and the waitress was in stitches laughing. She informed us that they don’t sell pasties or the girls that wear them. That was the first laugh of the day for us. The Pastie consists of beef/veggies wrapped in dough with gravy on top and was delicious.
06/18/2007
Tahquamenon Falls Excursion / Newberry KOA
Odometer: 7967.7
Was wakened at 5:30 AM by the buzzing sound of the ever - present mosquitoes. It was light, bright and 69 degrees.
By the time we left at 10:30 AM on our mini-train and boat tour to the falls the temp had climbed to 88. After 4.5 miles of train-track a 21 mile boat ride and a one mile hike to the falls it was anti-climatic to see the falls because as the tour guide told us at the falls, they were run
ning at half capacity because there has been an ongoing drought in the area. I guess they didn’t feel it was necessary to let us know that in advance of taking the tour. Got back around 5 PM and had a voice message that my Mother had been taken to the ER. She had been ill and had become very confused and then unresponsive. Had some very tense moments but after speaking to the ER Nurse was told Mother had a UTI and was receiving IV antibiotics. They did send her back to the Nursing Home but we weren’t sure if we should return home or not. After 
speaking to the NH decided to spend the night in the area and call in the morning. If Mother is no better will start our journey home. By this point we were tired, stressed and hungry. Ate at a local Pub and Ron tired an Upper Peninsula food called a Pastie (pronounced pass-tie). Of course Ron called it a Pastie and the waitress was in stitches laughing. She informed us that they don’t sell pasties or the girls that wear them. That was the first laugh of the day for us. The Pastie consists of beef/veggies wrapped in dough with gravy on top and was delicious. 
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