Ionia 10/14/07

 
 
A spur of the moment trip on a nice October weekend. The weather is finally fall like. Decided we would head over to Ionia for the night. It is nearby and I do like the park. Got a nice spot without reservations, however the place was nearly full! Discovered this is the last weekend with water on at this park, as there were signs on the bathroom that the water would be shut off at 1pm on Sunday. Guess I will have to start paying attention to that. It was about 6 by the time we got there.. we popped up quickly then ran in town to get some pizza. Also picked up some wood. There is a house about .3 miles from the Campground on Jordan Lake Rd (go straight when leaving) and they have BIG bundles of wood for $5 or HUGE for $10. Nice split hardwood that burned great and provided some heat on a night that dipped into the low 40s. Very clear night with lots of stars out. With the electric heater, the camper stayed nearly 70 and was very pleasant for sleeping.
On Sunday got up and made Mountain man breakfast in the dutch oven. Then we went on a walk. They have nice trails around the lake. It started to rain but we kept on.. not really getting wet under the canopy of the trees. It only rained for 10 minutes or so and we did not get wet. The lake was pretty and it was a nice walk in the woods. There are lots of swans on this lake and we watched a family that went in front of us and were feeding on the weeds.
A nice trip for a quick excursion.