September 28-30, 2012
The new trailer went on its maiden camping voyage! We spent the weekend camping at Holly State Park. Everyone else must have had the same idea for a fall camping weekend, the park was nearly full – good thing we reserved a site earlier in the week! The camper set up really easily and we had no issues with anything. We got to try out the heated mattress – setting 6 gets quite warm!
Saturday morning we took a walk around the campground and did one of the hiking trails. The park has a few hiking trails, some are on the campground portion of the site and others are across the road in the day use area of the park. The park is very hilly and chances are that if you do a lot of hiking you will feel it later in the day or the possibly the next. There are also mountain biking trails and a disk golf course (9, 18, and 24 hole routes) offered at the park. The park had a few activities scheduled throughout the weekend – group hikes, nature presentations, etc. Check the website to find out the activities in advance, or they are also posted at the restrooms.
For dinner we went to Homeboy BBQ in Flushing (#3 ranked BBQ place in Michigan 2012). It was a bit of a drive from the campground, but well worth it! My husband and I both had a combo – Brisket and Pulled Pork. The meat and BBQ sauce was excellent! I would have to say that the Brisket was probably the best I have ever had. The sides (many to choose from) were just okay – we tried the coleslaw, red potato salad, green beans and mac & cheese. The place is mostly a carry out place, but there were some tables that you could eat at. They are only open Wednesday – Saturday from 11am-8pm. The staff was very friendly. I can hardly wait to go up north just so we can stop by for more BBQ!
The rest of the trip was not to eventful, just the normal camping activities – hiking, biking, fire…
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