I love when you open your door and reveal the beautiful surprise views. Joey is so cute as he just wonders right into the water. Mine would run for their lives...lol. wow..your camera did a great job with the fireworks...mine they all look just white.
I love most of your videos because you show a lot of water areas and of course Joey enjoying the water. I am not much of a coffee drinker but I do have one cup in the morning. It is made with milk instead of water. I use Cafe Bustelo Expresso instant 1tsp, 1 tsp cinnamon powder and 1-1/2 tsp french vanilla creamer. I like the smell of real coffee but can't get past the bitter after taste. Otherwise this place looks very nice and maybe I will get to the great lakes.
Joey says, “yes Mom, I’m beach ready!” What a sweetheart he is! ❤ 🐶 😊. I always enjoy your videos whether I comment or not, I’m watching them❤. I’ve never been up north or to Michigan but what a beautiful area! Maybe 🤔 one day I can, until then I will keep seeing the US through your eyes! ❤
Life is good when you've made the coffee and the banana pancake and there is a new video with Chantelle and Joey out and about in Michigan as a bonus when you sit down for your morning ritual 👍
I cannot tell you how wild this is... I got goosebumps 😅. I saw you parked at the Duck Park over a couple days in Alpena, and was randomly scrolling through TH-cam videos and saw the van with the solar panels outside for the thumbnail! I watch a lot of camping/traveling videos, but the coincidence just unreal! Crazy what a small world we live in, hope you enjoyed your time here! Safe travels!
Good morning. Yay, you're getting closer to my area. I'm in Cheboygan 90 miles away. We have a nice marina , city beach and trail heads you might be able to park at . If not we have Walmart which ww always have overnight people stay at. Happy travels. So much to see up here in Northern Michigan. 😊
How does Joey do with fireworks. My Izzy shakes and cowers. Thank you for sharing this trek through Michigan. I am taking notes as I am hoping to travel Michigan some day.
It’s always so pretty by the water and that water was so blue, I love looking at it and the sounds of the waves and everything else. Joey is such a cutie. ❤️✌🏻
I'm enjoying Michigan vicariously with you! I'm excited for you to see the UP, my old stomping grounds. I highly recommend Pictured Rocks area. Not sure on doggo rules on the beaches, but there's so many gorgeous waterfalls and parks on Lake Superior. Munising is a super cute town.
Please check on getting you a small generator. You can charge your stuff up. Plug in a small ac to run in your van. We have a stand up 5000 btu. We use the exhaust in your drivers window. The generator has to be able to run the ac so make sure you get one that will run it. I even used it in the tent camping. So much better. Love you. Take care.
This is a treat! I was hoping for another video from you. Yeahhhhh I have visited Lake Michigan, but that's it. I love seeing your videos, so I can see more places. Joey seemed surprised by that last wave. He is so cute and such a good dog.
Im glad your finding more dog friendly beaches. To bad they dont allow dogs on the pictured rock cruises. Its up there near Ispheming Michigan. So many beautiful places to see.
You know I have seen both sides of the US by never realized the Great Lakes were that Great. Niagara Falls wowed me. Made me think of the dividing of the Red Sea and how the water must have looked to those walking through it.
Joey is so adorable 💜 Lake Huron is so relaxing i have always enjoyed the sounds of the waves. I hope you enjoyed it here in Alpena. 💜 Beautiful views love this video.
I live in Alpena and I remember watching those fireworks out of my window 😂 what a lovely surprise to see you in my town. I hope you enjoyed your visit and the people here❤
Is camping at Walmart still allowed ? What's the official word ? I thought they banned it due to too many issues. Update - I researched this and it's up to each individual stores manager - of the around 5,000 Walmart locations around 80% allow it and about 20% ban it usually because of local city bans on overnight camping outside of campgrounds. So always check with the store manager before camping to avoid getting the cops called on you at each Walmart. Ask permission from the manager on duty before parking overnight Limit stay to one night before moving to a new store Arrive late, leave early to keep a low profile Park away from entrances to avoid congestion No awnings or furniture like campsites Pick up all trash and leave the lot clean Spend money at the store as a thank you
I have a question, and I'm sorry if this conversation has already happened and I missed it. Can you secure your solar panels on top of your van so that while you're driving around in the sun, you're getting wattage from it?
I can take this one...Fireworks were for Alpena's 150-year anniversary to commence the end of the weeklong Town Fair. The Town Fair featured the main attraction of Micro Wresting.
From the Alpena News, "The “Alpena Letters Sculpture” is inspired by a photography exhibit of local artist Brandinn Keetch, and reflects an iconic historic Alpena postcard."
Hey girl, if you’re in Michigan, you should come up and see me. I have been following you for a long time. I have a van I live in upper Michigan up by Marquette, Michigan and I can show you some places that will take your breath away and Joey would be an invited But you have to do it soon because we got about a month here it’s gonna be nice. It is still very nice nights are getting cold, but it’s nice and I’d love to show you around. I have followed you through all my journey of getting my van. I don’t know if you remember me but Could show you some nice place to relax they have festivals here we had food fest. We have markets lots of sleep anywhere you want in the woods I have spots I like to go to camp out cookout I could chat with you. If there’s a place to private message you, I will message you my information my number I mean I’m well-known around here. I’m not a creeper, but I can show you some spots and it’s supposed to be nice next week so think about it. Hope you get this message. Have a good night.
Hey girl, if you’re in Michigan, you should come up and see me. I have been following you for a long time. I have a van I live in upper Michigan up by Marquette, Michigan and I can show you some places that will take your breath away and Joey would be an invited But you have to do it soon because we got about a month here it’s gonna be nice. It is still very nice nights are getting cold, but it’s nice and I’d love to show you around. I have followed you through all my journey of getting my van. I don’t know if you remember me but Could show you some nice place to relax they have festivals here we had food fest. We have markets lots of sleep anywhere you want in the woods I have spots I like to go to camp out cookout I could chat with you. If there’s a place to private message you, I will message you my information my number I mean I’m well-known around here. I’m not a creeper, but I can show you some spots and it’s supposed to be nice next week so think about it. Hope you get this message. Have a good night. Come to real beauty we can climb a mountain with Joey
I love when you open your door and reveal the beautiful surprise views. Joey is so cute as he just wonders right into the water. Mine would run for their lives...lol. wow..your camera did a great job with the fireworks...mine they all look just white.
I love most of your videos because you show a lot of water areas and of course Joey enjoying the water. I am not much of a coffee drinker but I do have one cup in the morning. It is made with milk instead of water. I use Cafe Bustelo Expresso instant 1tsp, 1 tsp cinnamon powder and 1-1/2 tsp french vanilla creamer. I like the smell of real coffee but can't get past the bitter after taste. Otherwise this place looks very nice and maybe I will get to the great lakes.
A seagull and a fish photo bombed your lighthouse shot, thats awesome. Joey seemed content near the water
What a nice surprise to wake up to MyBasicJourney! I’m having my coffee while I watch.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience was very nice 👍 wish I could have been there ❤😊❤
Joey says, “yes Mom, I’m beach ready!” What a sweetheart he is! ❤ 🐶 😊. I always enjoy your videos whether I comment or not, I’m watching them❤. I’ve never been up north or to Michigan but what a beautiful area! Maybe 🤔 one day I can, until then I will keep seeing the US through your eyes! ❤
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Love a midweek My Basic Journey video! Looking forward to seeing more of your trip to the UP.
How wonderful to see you and Joey in the middle of the week. Makes for a beautiful day❤❤❤❤
Life is good when you've made the coffee and the banana pancake and there is a new video with Chantelle and Joey out and about in Michigan as a bonus when you sit down for your morning ritual 👍
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I cannot tell you how wild this is... I got goosebumps 😅. I saw you parked at the Duck Park over a couple days in Alpena, and was randomly scrolling through TH-cam videos and saw the van with the solar panels outside for the thumbnail! I watch a lot of camping/traveling videos, but the coincidence just unreal! Crazy what a small world we live in, hope you enjoyed your time here! Safe travels!
Beautiful! I keep reminding myself that is a lake and not an ocean! 🌊😂
Good morning. Yay, you're getting closer to my area. I'm in Cheboygan 90 miles away. We have a nice marina , city beach and trail heads you might be able to park at . If not we have Walmart which ww always have overnight people stay at. Happy travels. So much to see up here in Northern Michigan. 😊
My videos are just a bit behind, but I did go through cheboygan and stop there for a couple days! 🙂🩷
We stayed the night in Cheboygan last Saturday on our way back from Pictured Rock
Michigan especially along the lakes is lovely. I love the UP and enjoyed Charlevoix and Petosky when I was there.
What a great surprise!! A video from My Basic Journey on a Wed. Thanks!!
I really enjoy your videos and find your travels inspiring!
Thank you so much! 🥲 🩷
How does Joey do with fireworks. My Izzy shakes and cowers. Thank you for sharing this trek through Michigan. I am taking notes as I am hoping to travel Michigan some day.
I'll be glad to you and the others get back together again
Those fireworks were beautiful…that water looks so inviting.❤
Always an enjoyment to watch your videos .. Joey got a face full of water at the end .. He’s so cute .!! Enjoyed the fireworks . Later 👍😊🎶😇🦮
Very nice flow in your editing !
This was a welcome treat! Beautiful coast!
It’s always so pretty by the water and that water was so blue, I love looking at it and the sounds of the waves and everything else. Joey is such a cutie. ❤️✌🏻
The lake is beautiful!!!
Love the fireworks!!!
Enjoyed hanging out with you and Joey, Chantelle! That was in impressive fireworks display!
THANK YOU FOR A PEACEFUL BEAUTIFUL START TO MY DAY. Hope you n baby Joey stay safe n have a wonderful time. That marina is awesome
FYI, they took down that little library structure so that a Girl Scout and her dad could put up a new one that they made. It looks much better now.
@@judithroyer3795 really?! That's awesome!! That really makes me so happy. 😊
Beautiful. I'm glad u have great temperatures. Here in memphis this week around a 100 all week.
That Joey is so dang cuuuute! I'm also enjoying following your latest travels thru Michigan.
I'm enjoying Michigan vicariously with you! I'm excited for you to see the UP, my old stomping grounds. I highly recommend Pictured Rocks area. Not sure on doggo rules on the beaches, but there's so many gorgeous waterfalls and parks on Lake Superior. Munising is a super cute town.
What an awesome surprise treat to see you on Wednesday! ❤ Enjoyed the video. :) Nice parks & beach. 🏖️ Thanks!
I’m loving this trip you’re on with the beaches and hey fireworks at hotel Walmart too. Awesome 😂❤❤
Love the fireworks show!! Enjoy watching you explore. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you are finding some beautiful lake towns! Nice to see you're using that oven. Is it butane? Yay...Joey-friendly beaches.👍🇨🇦😎🐾🌊
It is a butane stove. The oven is a Coleman Camp Oven that just goes on top of the stove. 🙂
Seeing them breakdown the mini library was super sad 😭 but that lake was beautiful
You two are having a great time....Joey is so cute, funny in the water...safe travels, well catch you next time..
Saw there was some bad weather in MI the last day or so. Hope you are safe.
Enjoyed the midweek video. Thanks.
Loved the fireworks
Happy journey to you and Joey. Stay safe and happy.😊
Dang surprise! You put another video together mid week!! Nice.
Lovely surprise. Thanks for taking us along.
Wow,awesome fire works, just wonderful🎉
Bonus fireworks‼️ nice to see you an Joey mid week.
Wow, that was quite a finale! My dogs hate fireworks. Usual great video.
I follow you about. I'm in Michigan myself now. Charlevoix is a pretty cute town
My favorite Biggby Coffee ☕️ Enjoy up North
Please check on getting you a small generator. You can charge your stuff up. Plug in a small ac to run in your van. We have a stand up 5000 btu. We use the exhaust in your drivers window. The generator has to be able to run the ac so make sure you get one that will run it. I even used it in the tent camping. So much better. Love you. Take care.
It's wonderful to see you and Joey. Love watching your videos 😊
This is a treat! I was hoping for another video from you. Yeahhhhh I have visited Lake Michigan, but that's it. I love seeing your videos, so I can see more places. Joey seemed surprised by that last wave. He is so cute and such a good dog.
Little JoJo is so adorable, just like his Mommy.🐢🐩🐶🐕🌙🌊🌻🌺✨🌈🌙☮️
Michigan is beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Im glad your finding more dog friendly beaches. To bad they dont allow dogs on the pictured rock cruises. Its up there near Ispheming Michigan. So many beautiful places to see.
Joey is so sweet. What a good boy ❤️
Beautiful area ❤
Always Love your videos!!! ❤❤❤
Yay! Thank you!🥰
Ahhhh. NICE SURPRISE!!!
I love having coffee in the morning with you 💕
Your hair looks beautiful. The colors compliment your eyes and skin tone.
Give Joey a hug.
Have a blessed 🙌 day❤
What an amazing fireworks display you got to see!!! 🎆🧨
You know I have seen both sides of the US by never realized the Great Lakes were that Great. Niagara Falls wowed me. Made me think of the dividing of the Red Sea and how the water must have looked to those walking through it.
Yay! I love fireworks!
Joey is so adorable 💜 Lake Huron is so relaxing i have always enjoyed the sounds of the waves. I hope you enjoyed it here in Alpena. 💜 Beautiful views love this video.
Love your videos and your coffee ❤
Awesome Pure Michigan captured perfectly❤
I live in Alpena and I remember watching those fireworks out of my window 😂 what a lovely surprise to see you in my town. I hope you enjoyed your visit and the people here❤
Im going to miss Tawas. Looked liked a wonderful place
Is camping at Walmart still allowed ? What's the official word ? I thought they banned it due to too many issues. Update - I researched this and it's up to each individual stores manager - of the around 5,000 Walmart locations around 80% allow it and about 20% ban it usually because of local city bans on overnight camping outside of campgrounds. So always check with the store manager before camping to avoid getting the cops called on you at each Walmart.
Ask permission from the manager on duty before parking overnight
Limit stay to one night before moving to a new store
Arrive late, leave early to keep a low profile
Park away from entrances to avoid congestion
No awnings or furniture like campsites
Pick up all trash and leave the lot clean
Spend money at the store as a thank you
Nice fireworks 💥
Great video
what a fun coffeee place.
What a nice surprise!!! Good morning Chantel and Joey, Happy Wednesday!!! Wait, it is Wednesday, right? 😊
Enjoyed.
Have a nice day. Greeting from Bangkok, Thailand
Beautiful place
What a beautiful place to be!💜
It was so nice there. (:
Hello from Hillsdale Michigan
I have a question, and I'm sorry if this conversation has already happened and I missed it. Can you secure your solar panels on top of your van so that while you're driving around in the sun, you're getting wattage from it?
Always nice to get a free fireworks show … hopefully Joey isn’t scared of them.
He's unbothered. Lol
Thanks for the extra video!!!! Fireworks was added bonus did you find out the reason for them?
I can take this one...Fireworks were for Alpena's 150-year anniversary to commence the end of the weeklong Town Fair. The Town Fair featured the main attraction of Micro Wresting.
You made it over to the east coast!! How fun! If you get bored, continue east to Niagara Falls 😀 Lake Erie and then Lake Ontario in one day 😋
This seems to be a nice town too!❤
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That's a nice area
Thinking of going to Tawas ,can you tell me how are gas and grocery prices
From the Alpena News, "The “Alpena Letters Sculpture” is inspired by a photography exhibit of local artist Brandinn Keetch, and reflects an iconic historic Alpena postcard."
🚐 Van Life is Freedom and ✝️ God bless 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 America 🌄🌄🌄
My goodness how do you get to the water with all those bolders
Wow, fireworks to celebrate your arrival at Walmart... Sweet!
How kind of you to warn about flashing lights. Thank you for that.
remember, a rolling stone doesn't grow moss...
I recognize Alpena
Hi like your u tube just can't hear you that well.
Don't swim at those beaches.. that factory closest to the pier has been polluting for decades(it also shut down).
Hey girl, if you’re in Michigan, you should come up and see me. I have been following you for a long time. I have a van I live in upper Michigan up by Marquette, Michigan and I can show you some places that will take your breath away and Joey would be an invited But you have to do it soon because we got about a month here it’s gonna be nice. It is still very nice nights are getting cold, but it’s nice and I’d love to show you around. I have followed you through all my journey of getting my van. I don’t know if you remember me but Could show you some nice place to relax they have festivals here we had food fest. We have markets lots of sleep anywhere you want in the woods I have spots I like to go to camp out cookout I could chat with you. If there’s a place to private message you, I will message you my information my number I mean I’m well-known around here. I’m not a creeper, but I can show you some spots and it’s supposed to be nice next week so think about it. Hope you get this message. Have a good night.
fisherman and cigarette smokers get special treatment with rules.
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Nice Place to Reset yourself.....Kisses Joey🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🐕🧚♀️
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Hey girl, if you’re in Michigan, you should come up and see me. I have been following you for a long time. I have a van I live in upper Michigan up by Marquette, Michigan and I can show you some places that will take your breath away and Joey would be an invited But you have to do it soon because we got about a month here it’s gonna be nice. It is still very nice nights are getting cold, but it’s nice and I’d love to show you around. I have followed you through all my journey of getting my van. I don’t know if you remember me but Could show you some nice place to relax they have festivals here we had food fest. We have markets lots of sleep anywhere you want in the woods I have spots I like to go to camp out cookout I could chat with you. If there’s a place to private message you, I will message you my information my number I mean I’m well-known around here. I’m not a creeper, but I can show you some spots and it’s supposed to be nice next week so think about it. Hope you get this message. Have a good night. Come to real beauty we can climb a mountain with Joey