On Wednesday, we went to the FireBrick Bar & Grill for Trivia Night at the beautiful George Young Resort right here in Iron County. We had a lot of fun and scored 30 of 40 correct in the quiz. The winners had 33 correct, so we were not that far off the lead. The best part was spending time with the family and laughing over our general knowledge skills. It was full, and the kitchen and wait staff were struggling with getting orders out on time. I am noticing that while I am in the Upper Peninsula is there is a lack of younger people wanting or needing to work. Bars, restaurants, gas stations, contractors, plumbers, electricians, etc,. They are all complaining about a lack of workforce. I’ll blog more about that later this month. My daughter Ocean is looking more and more beautiful every day. What an angel.
We had a quiet Independence Day Celebration. I worked in the morning online, taking care of school business, and then did some banking/organizing our finances for most of the day. I did get out for a bike ride (36 kilometers). Iron County is great for cycling with almost no traffic and lots of country roads. The Western Upper Peninsula is not mountainous but has many hills that are the perfect slope for giving you a workout, but not killing you. Uzbekistan is like the Alps or the Pyrenees in the Tour De France. Michigan has the rolling hills of the French countryside. I am trying to ride my bike and do a yoga workout daily this break. In the late afternoon, Oliver, Ocean, Nadia, and I swam at Hagerman Lake. I love summer in the UP with the cold water lakes, the pure blue skies, the massive walls of green trees, and having time to talk with family. We skipped last night’s fireworks and had a Mexican dinner at home.
I managed to get the girls out for a 4-mile hike on the Lauterman Lake Trail System, just south of the Michigan/Wisconsin border, earlier this week. I am familiar with the trails only in winter, as the Department of Natural Resources keeps the trails groomed for cross-country skiers. It is much different in the summer, and we got a little lost trying to hurry up to get back home for Trivia Night. As you can see from the video, Nadia and Ocean survived the experience.
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