On the 21st of Sept, on a Wed., we drove a 3 hour drive from the Detroit area, all across to Western MI, called a place named South Haven. We drove in to see a beautiful little waterfall on our left, with flowers surrounding and the water bubbling peacefully. We also met Cindy, who gave us all the info on Sunny Brook, the name of this R.V. Par... I mean Resort. It seriously was very nice. All was paved, there were nice full time sites, and a pretty little lake with sprinklers. We unlatched the jeep, and while Mom was in the car, Dad pulled in forwards and saw there was a table on the pavement, in our way.
"Andrew, go outside and move the table to the grass. "
I got on some flipflops and got out, while Dad waited. I went on to the little side in the grass, and pulled and pulled. I got only a little.
"Come on boy, where's your muscle?" I heard in front of me in a strong country accent. I looked up to see a 30 or so year old man, with jeans and a T shirt on, and orange hair and a beard. He also was fit and had big boots. It looked like he was a worker there. Although I laughed, I wanted to prove my self. I DO have muscle. Going around the table, placing my hands on it, and pushing with all my might, one, two, three, and I felt my hands hurting. I pushed and pushed and pushed. "Yeah that's more like it!" the man said again. I looked up. I had pushed the table into the grass. But more than that. It was WAY in the grass. Not even close to the R.V.
Dad pulled in, and Mom came behind in the jeep. By this time the man had left. If it hadn't been for him, I might not have been able to push that table alone. Thanks.
After hooking up, Mom took Rebecca and my bikes off, and said, "Take your phone." I did and we went off.
By the entrance, we saw a building, that was creamy white, with a shed before it and something right before it. A pool? A lawn. As we parked our bikes in the bike rack, and walked up to the building, looking in that area of space, it proved to be the former.
We didn't go into that area, but we peeked through the bars, saw the pool, and a few chairs around it. It had a bathroom for men and women, in the back left hand corner. Also the shed we saw, was an electric control thing. We went into the building, and found ourselves in a little threshold, with a stand saying Welcome, and two shelves on either side of the room. One, had a book exchange, and the other, was brochures. In the next room in front of us, we saw tables, and a restaurant like diner counter. Walking in further, we saw a fridge, cabinets, and other kitchen appliances. This must be a cafe.
Despite the unsettling darkness, we kept moving, and went further in, seeing a billiards (pool) table and bar. There was a door to the left of the billiards table, a little in front of it, leading to a lawn. We didn't go out.
Rebecca and I went to right of the cafe, and saw a computer room on the right, a game room on the right, and two bathrooms and an office on the left. In front, there was a big room with sofas, chairs, and two T.V.'s. There were also board games, and we actually stayed a long time in there, playing dominoes or Candy Land. Sadly, Rebecca beat me 3 times in that game. (I mean Candy Land.) Mom texted me the "Let's go" so we got back on our bikes. The family and I all went on a walk around the Resort, and we saw it was pretty little. Everyone except me talked about redoing the cabin, which I took no interest in. We also went back t other Clubhouse (that building we toured before) and then came out and watched the beautiful sunset. We got in the car, went to a restaurant I forget, and I tried French Onion Soup and had a burger. It was a nice environment. We then rode around a little.
It was as black as evil, and in a broad expanse of nothing-ness, Dad said we would be seeing this dark area tomorrow. I would later know this... as.... Lake Michigan.
My Mom is so glad to have pavement again (after Greenfield's wet mud and gravel),
Andrew.
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