When you stay in one location for an extended time, the days and weeks seem to go by quickly
The 4th of July weekend was the end of a large balloon, air show and aviation festival held about 4 miles south of us. The usual fireworks displays were held on several nights. Since sunset is very late here, the commercial displays start around 10 or 10:30 P.M. However, the mobile home park/campground was filled with lots of noise and smoke all weekend from firecrackers of all sizes. It's hard to understand why some people think 1 A.M. is a good time for the big boomers!
We enjoyed an outing on the local roads on the 4th to Kalamazoo and the surrounding area. Another excursion took us into some of the rural areas to the east of us. With all of the rain that has fallen, the fields are radiant with green colors, and there's the gold of the hay fields to provide contrast. Summer doesn't last long here so the residents are enjoying the nice temperatures while they can. It's been in the 80's a couple of days, but we're enjoying the relatively cool summer this area is having.
Today we turned in our rental car and picked up the HHR. The Team One dealership and body shop did a great job in getting the left front end back to what it should be. Overall, the people at Team One were great to work with starting with the moment we rolled onto their property in the wrecker. The insurance company paid for the towing bill, the car rental, and the accident repairs , except for our deductible and a little TLC work on the hood, which came to a little over $600.
We're staying here for a few more days and we'll give the HHR a workout to make sure all is back to normal. Our next stop will be further north in western Michigan early next week.
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