Gaylord, MI

We took Tinker in to Judie’s Dog this morning to be clipped and bathed.

We stopped at the Gaylord Visitor Center and picked up some brochures and saw the 1911 Gaylord car (we forgot the camera, so no photo). The ladies at the Visitor Center recommended a new Mexican restaurant in town, El Ranchero, and we decided to stop there for lunch later.

We had the map of Gaylord we got when we checked in at the campground and located the post office. After dropping off our mail we stopped at the Tractor Supply and K-Mart to do a little shopping. We drove back downtown and drove around some until it was time for lunch.

We found El Ranchero restaurant and went in for lunch. The decor is bright and cheerful with Mexican scenes on the chair backs and booth dividers. Mike ordered a Burrito Supreme and I had a burrito plate with rice and beans and we both had Negro Modelo beer. We nibbled on the chips and salsa while we waited for our meal. The salsa is homemade and spicy (not too hot) – very good. Unfortunately, the salsa was the best part of the meal (the rice and beans were good). We both had beef burritos and the beef had no flavor.

After lunch we called Judie’s Dog to check on Tinker and he wasn’t quite finished, so we drove through some of the residential areas in Gaylord. We arrived at the groomer’s just as Tinker was finished and then found out that Judie doesn’t take credit cards – oops! Our fault – we didn’t check with her before we dropped him off. Judie was understanding and said we could pay her when we came back into town. We drove back to the RV and while Mike drove back to town to pay Judie, I sorted the laundry.

After Mike got back to the RV we loaded the laundry and a folding chair into the car and I drove around the pond and up the hill to the laundry. They have 4 washers ($1 a load) and 4 dryers ($.75 for 45 minutes) there. After loading the washers, I sat outside the laundry and read a book; there was a breeze and it was fairly comfortable even though it’s gotten quite warm here. I did have company while sitting there – a chipmunk. There are quite a few chipmunks here and they are fun to watch. After finishing the laundry it was time to fix dinner and settle in for the night.