{"id":6139,"date":"2004-07-30T19:39:17","date_gmt":"2004-07-30T19:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/30\/brb\/"},"modified":"2004-07-30T19:39:17","modified_gmt":"2004-07-30T19:39:17","slug":"brb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/30\/brb\/","title":{"rendered":"BRB"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins<\/span><\/span><p>In the morning, we&#8217;ll be loading the buggy and driving toward Michigan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernproperties.com\/rentals\/cabin.asp?cabinID=29\">where<\/a><br \/>\nwe&#8217;ll spend a week playing euchre, dangling our toes in Lake Huron, and sipping<br \/>\ncans of Miller Genuine Draft with family.&nbsp; It&#8217;s not a <i>re<\/i>union,<br \/>\nexactly, because the Mueller side of the family has never organized such things<br \/>\nuntil now.&nbsp; We&#8217;ll stop for a night&#8217;s rest in Sheboygan, Wisc., visit with<br \/>\nbunches of extended family, fuel up, then finish the drive on Sunday with the<br \/>\nSeattlers who are flying into Milwaukee before turning north along the lake<br \/>\nshore.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/maps\/map.adp?searchtype=address&amp;formtype=search&amp;countryid=US&amp;addtohistory=&amp;country=US&amp;address=&amp;city=Drummond+Island&amp;state=MI&amp;zipcode=&amp;historyid=&amp;submit=Get+Map\" >Drummond<br \/>\nIsland<\/a>, we&#8217;re tripping to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/maps\/map.adp?location=DDTsod47pR%2fhGMYpkhVwZuh8mEiOhPKu5e50tCx7L9GaoeUhpkKUYne43b59JzwHT8mPTAyVzvlZU%2b1tBEuZ4AoI7MTpPINMjIuBAVR1Hz0%3d&amp;submit=Get%20Map&amp;searchtype=address&amp;countryid=US&amp;address=&amp;city=Mt%2e%20Pleasant&amp;state=MI&amp;zipcode=&amp;country=US&amp;addtohistory=\" >Mt.<br \/>\nPleasant<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapquest.com\/maps\/map.adp?searchtype=address&amp;formtype=search&amp;countryid=US&amp;addtohistory=&amp;country=US&amp;address=&amp;city=Muskegon&amp;state=MI&amp;zipcode=&amp;historyid=&amp;submit=Get+Map\" >Muskegon<\/a>,<br \/>\nthen back to Kansas City where, if we hold up, we&#8217;ll load a truck and drive<br \/>\nanother 18 hours to Syracuse.&nbsp; Altogether&#8230;3,093 miles of driving in the<br \/>\nnext two weeks. 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