Everything Isn’t Something To Write Home About

The most difficult part of our camping and travel so far has been the midges. Each is about 3X the size of a mosquito, and they are a nuisance a couple at a time. Unfortunately they often come in very large swarms! It helped to read about them at Fort Michilimackinac and get a scientific description and explanation that they dont bite, carry diseases, or cause any real harm. That reduced my anxiety. They are particularly prevalent close to the water and our campsite is by the water. For a few days I was able to ignore them. At one point I tried to think of them as friends as a way of coping with the major annoyance. I’ve never had so many friends. 😂 The posted picture can’t begin to show the vastness of their presence. One white car showed more gray than white because it was covered with them.It has rained for a couple of days, which has provided for some relief from the insects, but their are still plenty of them. There is still laundry to be done and groceries to purchase which are mundane as usual. Today I decided to clarify that as fantastic as this experience has been, it’s not fantastic all the time. Enough of the negative.