Very sad to leave Deedee this morning, I had such a wonderful time staying with her and I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet her friends and family. I hoisted my backpack into my hire car and drove back to Detroit airport to drop it off. I mentioned to the lady at the rental counter that the … [Read more...]
Last day before I go to Canada
After one of the best nights ever last night slept very well. My plan today was to go for a bit of a drive and check out some more of downtown Detroit. I had lunch at Hockeytown Cafe which has so much hockey memorabilia it was fantastic. There is a lot of roadworks going on as they are … [Read more...]
GAME DAY!!!!!!
Alright, it's after midnight but I have to write about my day before I forget it! So amped for the game I didn't sleep well last night, but it didn't matter in the end I made it. They day started out so well, I met my hosts parents and brother at a cool ... diner, I think you would call it. Coney … [Read more...]
Detroit day 2
I had a decent sleep this morning, forcing myself to sleep to get over the jetlag. I enjoyed an awesome breakfast and then headed off to check out the Henry Ford museum and iMAX. I saw the national parks documentary narrated by Rob Redford, it gave me a bigger desire to do some hiking, even though … [Read more...]
First day in Detroit
Left the hotel this morning and went to pick up my hire car. Thrifty charged lots of extras, which I expected but holy moly. I then drove the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road, to my firat couchsurfing hosts house. I met Deedee my host, she is very lovely and helpful and I met … [Read more...]