our own little carivan
Pearl imagining that she could fly
Making some extra cash along the way
The dogs walking their humans
The crew finishing up some lunch
Aunt Joan passed out!
Approaching the bridge from the south
We made it!!
The dogs sharing a drink
This is where the "grown ups" slept
Lewie is posing in front of the tent that the girls and dogs and I slept in.
Sunday night we went swimming in Lake Michigan..The water was so nice.
I think we had a good time
The fighting Uncles
The Pierce-Miner Family
What is Jim trying to tell me?
Monday morning we headed toward the bridge at 7am. Aunt Joan made us some breakfast before we caught the bus. We had YUMMY pancakes.
Caitlin and Teyna on the bus to the walk
Following the signs
The one rule that isn't on this board is Playing Tag, it isn't allowed. I would like to know the story of how they had to make that a rule.
Sally, Jim, Dick and Joan at the start of the walk
Approaching the North Tower
I tried to get Uncle Dick to walk up the tube with me.
This is one of the joints that helps the bridge move with the wind.
When driving over the bridge there are 4 lanes, 2 going each direction. The center 2 lanes are this grate stuff. Look closely you can see the water below
The North Tower up close
The south tower up close. Look at the people hanging up there looking down on us.
At the start of the walk it was so foggy that you couldn't see the water. I think that was kinda helpful to those who are afraid of heights cause you get pretty high up there. It felt like a scary movie.
Finally the fog started to lift and you could see the water. There is no boat traffic under the bridge during the walk. This is a shot of one of that kept everyone safe...
The water was soooo beautiful
Once we could see the water I announced to the "walkers" that we had to swim the last mile. Uncle Dick and Aunt Joan didn't believe me.
The fog had lifted when we crossed the
What an exciting adventure,
SuperC
I love that you documented our story and grandma's too!
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