Epilogue and thoughts

Being the 4th of July, I debated on staying in Ludington to watch the fireworks.  In 2011 my friend Ken and I had driven up there to watch them.  It was not as impressive as I remembered them being.  I decided that in the four and a half hours it would take for fireworks to start, I could be home.  It was hot.  I was tired.  I wanted to go home.

I drove home.  Had I not stopped for a 10 minute nap earlier in the day and let the car run with the AC on, I'd have made it home without a problem.  As it was, I ran out of gas 6 miles from home, although the car said I still had gas in the tank.

After getting gas, the car wouldn't start and the battery ran down again.  I was unable to jump start it this time.  I called and had the car towed to a service station.  The next day they determined the battery was dead and replaced it.


I'm glad I took this trip.  It turned out to cost more than I expected.  This was primarily because I didn't camp as much as I had planned and I ate out much more than expected.  I only had one hard reservation during the trip and this gave me a great deal of freedom to do what I wanted, when I wanted.  I think that that was a great way to do the trip.  The freedom was great.  Its not something that you have when you punch the clock for a living.

The time away gave time to think about what I'm doing in terms of work and what I do.  I've decided to make some changes.  I'm going to take my photography a bit more seriously.  I'm hoping to take a photography class.  Maybe do something a little more than just be a hobbyist. 

All in all, it was great to have that time off.  I'd love to take a trip like that again.  I'm thinking for my next trip I'm thinking of heading to the northeast.  I've never been there and I'd like to get some fall pictures.