Days 75, 76, and 77 - Rockford, IL to Detroit, Michigan

We've spent the last 3 days moving across the mid-west and visiting friends. On Wednesday we got together with a very good friend of mine that I have known since I was 4 years old. Tim Fee and his wife Sharon live in Freeport, Illinois with their two kids. We played at the park and my kids enjoyed wild scavenger hunts for Matthew Fee's (age 7) secret hideouts.

On Thursday, we didn't see any friends or relatives, but we spent the day on a beach on Lake Michigan. I didn't realize Lake Michigan's water was in the 60's. Most of the locals didn't appear to swim in the lake, maybe it warms up by September?

On Friday, we reached the Detroit area and met up with Sheri's cousin, Melissa Coburn. We had a great evening viewing pictures and watching the video I took when we told the kids about baby number 6. That was our first review of the video and it was worth a good laugh.

We've crossed the 12,000 mile point and we only have 3 more days to go! Here is a quick picture of the states we have visited (and will visit) on our trip. I missed marking North Carolina and it looks like we may spend a short stretch of interstate in Pennsylvania on the way home. The total state count for this trip will be 26!